diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/service/controller.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/service/controller.go
index 5265c718a46..f1944d1fd41 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/service/controller.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/service/controller.go
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func New(
 					return
 				}
 
-				if !shouldSyncNode(oldNode, curNode) {
+				if !shouldSyncUpdatedNode(oldNode, curNode) {
 					return
 				}
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func (c *Controller) Run(ctx context.Context, workers int) {
 func (c *Controller) triggerNodeSync() {
 	c.nodeSyncLock.Lock()
 	defer c.nodeSyncLock.Unlock()
-	newHosts, err := listWithPredicate(c.nodeLister, c.getNodeConditionPredicate())
+	newHosts, err := listWithPredicates(c.nodeLister, allNodePredicates...)
 	if err != nil {
 		runtime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("Failed to retrieve current set of nodes from node lister: %v", err))
 		// if node list cannot be retrieve, trigger full node sync to be safe.
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ func (c *Controller) syncLoadBalancerIfNeeded(ctx context.Context, service *v1.S
 }
 
 func (c *Controller) ensureLoadBalancer(ctx context.Context, service *v1.Service) (*v1.LoadBalancerStatus, error) {
-	nodes, err := listWithPredicate(c.nodeLister, c.getNodeConditionPredicate())
+	nodes, err := listWithPredicates(c.nodeLister, allNodePredicates...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -679,58 +679,8 @@ func nodeSlicesEqualForLB(x, y []*v1.Node) bool {
 	return nodeNames(x).Equal(nodeNames(y))
 }
 
-func (c *Controller) getNodeConditionPredicate() NodeConditionPredicate {
-	return func(node *v1.Node) bool {
-		if _, hasExcludeBalancerLabel := node.Labels[v1.LabelNodeExcludeBalancers]; hasExcludeBalancerLabel {
-			return false
-		}
-
-		// Remove nodes that are about to be deleted by the cluster autoscaler.
-		for _, taint := range node.Spec.Taints {
-			if taint.Key == ToBeDeletedTaint {
-				klog.V(4).Infof("Ignoring node %v with autoscaler taint %+v", node.Name, taint)
-				return false
-			}
-		}
-
-		// If we have no info, don't accept
-		if len(node.Status.Conditions) == 0 {
-			return false
-		}
-		for _, cond := range node.Status.Conditions {
-			// We consider the node for load balancing only when its NodeReady condition status
-			// is ConditionTrue
-			if cond.Type == v1.NodeReady && cond.Status != v1.ConditionTrue {
-				klog.V(4).Infof("Ignoring node %v with %v condition status %v", node.Name, cond.Type, cond.Status)
-				return false
-			}
-		}
-		return true
-	}
-}
-
-func shouldSyncNode(oldNode, newNode *v1.Node) bool {
-	if oldNode.Spec.Unschedulable != newNode.Spec.Unschedulable {
-		return true
-	}
-
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(oldNode.Labels, newNode.Labels) {
-		return true
-	}
-
-	return nodeReadyConditionStatus(oldNode) != nodeReadyConditionStatus(newNode)
-}
-
-func nodeReadyConditionStatus(node *v1.Node) v1.ConditionStatus {
-	for _, condition := range node.Status.Conditions {
-		if condition.Type != v1.NodeReady {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		return condition.Status
-	}
-
-	return ""
+func shouldSyncUpdatedNode(oldNode, newNode *v1.Node) bool {
+	return respectsPredicates(oldNode, allNodePredicates...) != respectsPredicates(newNode, allNodePredicates...)
 }
 
 // nodeSyncInternal handles updating the hosts pointed to by all load
@@ -778,7 +728,7 @@ func (c *Controller) nodeSyncService(svc *v1.Service) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 	klog.V(4).Infof("nodeSyncService started for service %s/%s", svc.Namespace, svc.Name)
-	hosts, err := listWithPredicate(c.nodeLister, c.getNodeConditionPredicate())
+	hosts, err := listWithPredicates(c.nodeLister, allNodePredicates...)
 	if err != nil {
 		runtime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve node list: %v", err))
 		return true
@@ -987,19 +937,70 @@ func (c *Controller) patchStatus(service *v1.Service, previousStatus, newStatus
 // some set of criteria defined by the function.
 type NodeConditionPredicate func(node *v1.Node) bool
 
-// listWithPredicate gets nodes that matches predicate function.
-func listWithPredicate(nodeLister corelisters.NodeLister, predicate NodeConditionPredicate) ([]*v1.Node, error) {
+var (
+	allNodePredicates []NodeConditionPredicate = []NodeConditionPredicate{
+		nodeIncludedPredicate,
+		nodeSchedulablePredicate,
+		nodeUnTaintedPredicate,
+		nodeReadyPredicate,
+	}
+)
+
+// We consider the node for load balancing only when the node is not labelled for exclusion.
+func nodeIncludedPredicate(node *v1.Node) bool {
+	_, hasExcludeBalancerLabel := node.Labels[v1.LabelNodeExcludeBalancers]
+	return !hasExcludeBalancerLabel
+}
+
+// We consider the node for load balancing only when the node is schedulable.
+func nodeSchedulablePredicate(node *v1.Node) bool {
+	return !node.Spec.Unschedulable
+}
+
+// We consider the node for load balancing only when its not tainted for deletion by the cluster autoscaler.
+func nodeUnTaintedPredicate(node *v1.Node) bool {
+	for _, taint := range node.Spec.Taints {
+		if taint.Key == ToBeDeletedTaint {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+// We consider the node for load balancing only when its NodeReady condition status is ConditionTrue
+func nodeReadyPredicate(node *v1.Node) bool {
+	for _, cond := range node.Status.Conditions {
+		if cond.Type == v1.NodeReady {
+			return cond.Status == v1.ConditionTrue
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// listWithPredicate gets nodes that matches all predicate functions.
+func listWithPredicates(nodeLister corelisters.NodeLister, predicates ...NodeConditionPredicate) ([]*v1.Node, error) {
 	nodes, err := nodeLister.List(labels.Everything())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	return filterWithPredicates(nodes, predicates...), nil
+}
 
+func filterWithPredicates(nodes []*v1.Node, predicates ...NodeConditionPredicate) []*v1.Node {
 	var filtered []*v1.Node
 	for i := range nodes {
-		if predicate(nodes[i]) {
+		if respectsPredicates(nodes[i], predicates...) {
 			filtered = append(filtered, nodes[i])
 		}
 	}
-
-	return filtered, nil
+	return filtered
+}
+
+func respectsPredicates(node *v1.Node, predicates ...NodeConditionPredicate) bool {
+	for _, p := range predicates {
+		if !p(node) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/service/controller_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/service/controller_test.go
index d1a998b6be2..69452bb990e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/service/controller_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/service/controller_test.go
@@ -1564,8 +1564,7 @@ func TestPatchStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func Test_getNodeConditionPredicate(t *testing.T) {
-	validNodeStatus := v1.NodeStatus{Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{{Type: "Test"}}}
+func Test_respectsPredicates(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name string
 
@@ -1575,20 +1574,18 @@ func Test_getNodeConditionPredicate(t *testing.T) {
 		{want: false, input: &v1.Node{}},
 		{want: true, input: &v1.Node{Status: v1.NodeStatus{Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{{Type: v1.NodeReady, Status: v1.ConditionTrue}}}}},
 		{want: false, input: &v1.Node{Status: v1.NodeStatus{Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{{Type: v1.NodeReady, Status: v1.ConditionFalse}}}}},
-		{want: true, input: &v1.Node{Spec: v1.NodeSpec{Unschedulable: true}, Status: v1.NodeStatus{Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{{Type: v1.NodeReady, Status: v1.ConditionTrue}}}}},
+		{want: false, input: &v1.Node{Spec: v1.NodeSpec{Unschedulable: true}, Status: v1.NodeStatus{Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{{Type: v1.NodeReady, Status: v1.ConditionTrue}}}}},
 
-		{want: true, input: &v1.Node{Status: validNodeStatus, ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Labels: map[string]string{}}}},
-		{want: false, input: &v1.Node{Status: validNodeStatus, ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Labels: map[string]string{v1.LabelNodeExcludeBalancers: ""}}}},
+		{want: true, input: &v1.Node{Status: v1.NodeStatus{Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{{Type: v1.NodeReady, Status: v1.ConditionTrue}}}, ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Labels: map[string]string{}}}},
+		{want: false, input: &v1.Node{Status: v1.NodeStatus{Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{{Type: v1.NodeReady, Status: v1.ConditionTrue}}}, ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Labels: map[string]string{v1.LabelNodeExcludeBalancers: ""}}}},
 
 		{want: false, input: &v1.Node{Status: v1.NodeStatus{Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{{Type: v1.NodeReady, Status: v1.ConditionTrue}}},
 			Spec: v1.NodeSpec{Taints: []v1.Taint{{Key: ToBeDeletedTaint, Value: fmt.Sprint(time.Now().Unix()), Effect: v1.TaintEffectNoSchedule}}}}},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			c := &Controller{}
-
-			if result := c.getNodeConditionPredicate()(tt.input); result != tt.want {
-				t.Errorf("getNodeConditionPredicate() = %v, want %v", result, tt.want)
+			if result := respectsPredicates(tt.input, allNodePredicates...); result != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("matchesPredicates() = %v, want %v", result, tt.want)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -1645,7 +1642,7 @@ func TestListWithPredicate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			get, err := listWithPredicate(fakeInformerFactory.Core().V1().Nodes().Lister(), test.predicate)
+			get, err := listWithPredicates(fakeInformerFactory.Core().V1().Nodes().Lister(), test.predicate)
 			sort.Slice(get, func(i, j int) bool {
 				return get[i].Name < get[j].Name
 			})
@@ -1658,7 +1655,7 @@ func TestListWithPredicate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func Test_shouldSyncNode(t *testing.T) {
+func Test_shouldSyncUpdatedNode_individualPredicates(t *testing.T) {
 	testcases := []struct {
 		name       string
 		oldNode    *v1.Node
@@ -1666,7 +1663,7 @@ func Test_shouldSyncNode(t *testing.T) {
 		shouldSync bool
 	}{
 		{
-			name: "spec.unschedable field changed",
+			name: "unschedulable F->T",
 			oldNode: &v1.Node{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Name: "node",
@@ -1674,6 +1671,14 @@ func Test_shouldSyncNode(t *testing.T) {
 				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
 					Unschedulable: false,
 				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
 			},
 			newNode: &v1.Node{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
@@ -1682,16 +1687,380 @@ func Test_shouldSyncNode(t *testing.T) {
 				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
 					Unschedulable: true,
 				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
 			},
 			shouldSync: true,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "labels changed",
+			name: "unschedable T->F",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: true,
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: false,
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "unschedable T->T",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: true,
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: true,
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "unschedable F->F",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: false,
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: false,
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "taint F->T",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{
+						{
+							Key: ToBeDeletedTaint,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "taint T->F",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{
+						{
+							Key: ToBeDeletedTaint,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "taint F->F",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "taint T->T",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{
+						{
+							Key: ToBeDeletedTaint,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{
+						{
+							Key: ToBeDeletedTaint,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "other taint F->T",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{
+						{
+							Key: "other",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "other taint T->F",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{
+						{
+							Key: "other",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "excluded F->T",
 			oldNode: &v1.Node{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Name:   "node",
 					Labels: map[string]string{},
 				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
 			},
 			newNode: &v1.Node{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
@@ -1700,11 +2069,219 @@ func Test_shouldSyncNode(t *testing.T) {
 						v1.LabelNodeExcludeBalancers: "",
 					},
 				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
 			},
 			shouldSync: true,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "ready condition changed",
+			name: "excluded changed T->F",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						v1.LabelNodeExcludeBalancers: "",
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:   "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "excluded changed T->T",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						v1.LabelNodeExcludeBalancers: "",
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						v1.LabelNodeExcludeBalancers: "",
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "excluded changed F->F",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:   "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:   "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "other label changed F->T",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:   "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						"other": "",
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "other label changed T->F",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						"other": "",
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:   "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "readiness changed F->T",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "readiness changed T->F",
 			oldNode: &v1.Node{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Name: "node",
@@ -1734,7 +2311,7 @@ func Test_shouldSyncNode(t *testing.T) {
 			shouldSync: true,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "not relevant condition changed and no ready condition",
+			name: "readiness changed T->T",
 			oldNode: &v1.Node{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Name: "node",
@@ -1742,7 +2319,7 @@ func Test_shouldSyncNode(t *testing.T) {
 				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
 					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
 						{
-							Type:   v1.NodeNetworkUnavailable,
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
 							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
 						},
 					},
@@ -1755,7 +2332,1307 @@ func Test_shouldSyncNode(t *testing.T) {
 				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
 					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
 						{
-							Type:   v1.NodeNetworkUnavailable,
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "readiness changed F->F",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "readiness changed F->unset",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "readiness changed T->unset",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "readiness changed unset->F",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "readiness changed unset->T",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "readiness changed unset->unset",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ready F, other condition changed F->T",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeDiskPressure,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeDiskPressure,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ready F, other condition changed T->F",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeDiskPressure,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeDiskPressure,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ready T, other condition changed F->T",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeDiskPressure,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeDiskPressure,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ready T, other condition changed T->F",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeDiskPressure,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeDiskPressure,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, testcase := range testcases {
+		t.Run(testcase.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			shouldSync := shouldSyncUpdatedNode(testcase.oldNode, testcase.newNode)
+			if shouldSync != testcase.shouldSync {
+				t.Errorf("unexpected result from shouldSyncNode, expected: %v, actual: %v", testcase.shouldSync, shouldSync)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func Test_shouldSyncUpdatedNode_compoundedPredicates(t *testing.T) {
+	testcases := []struct {
+		name       string
+		oldNode    *v1.Node
+		newNode    *v1.Node
+		shouldSync bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "unschedable T, tainted F->T",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: true,
+					Taints:        []v1.Taint{},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: true,
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{
+						{
+							Key: ToBeDeletedTaint,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "unschedable T, tainted T->F",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: true,
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{
+						{
+							Key: ToBeDeletedTaint,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: true,
+					Taints:        []v1.Taint{},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "unschedable T, excluded T->F",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						v1.LabelNodeExcludeBalancers: "",
+					},
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: true,
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:   "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{},
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: true,
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "unschedable T, excluded F->T",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:   "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{},
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: true,
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						v1.LabelNodeExcludeBalancers: "",
+					},
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: true,
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "unschedable T, ready F->T",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: true,
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: true,
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "unschedable T, ready T->F",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: true,
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: true,
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "tainted T, unschedulable F->T",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: false,
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{
+						{
+							Key: ToBeDeletedTaint,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: true,
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{
+						{
+							Key: ToBeDeletedTaint,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "tainted T, unschedulable T->F",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: true,
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{
+						{
+							Key: ToBeDeletedTaint,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: false,
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{
+						{
+							Key: ToBeDeletedTaint,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "tainted T, excluded F->T",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:   "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{},
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{
+						{
+							Key: ToBeDeletedTaint,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						v1.LabelNodeExcludeBalancers: "",
+					},
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{
+						{
+							Key: ToBeDeletedTaint,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "tainted T, excluded T->F",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						v1.LabelNodeExcludeBalancers: "",
+					},
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{
+						{
+							Key: ToBeDeletedTaint,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:   "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{},
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{
+						{
+							Key: ToBeDeletedTaint,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "tainted T, ready F->T",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{
+						{
+							Key: ToBeDeletedTaint,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{
+						{
+							Key: ToBeDeletedTaint,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "tainted T, ready T->F",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{
+						{
+							Key: ToBeDeletedTaint,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{
+						{
+							Key: ToBeDeletedTaint,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "excluded T, unschedulable F->T",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						v1.LabelNodeExcludeBalancers: "",
+					},
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: false,
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						v1.LabelNodeExcludeBalancers: "",
+					},
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: true,
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "excluded T, unschedulable T->F",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						v1.LabelNodeExcludeBalancers: "",
+					},
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: true,
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						v1.LabelNodeExcludeBalancers: "",
+					},
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: false,
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "excluded T, tainted F->T",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						v1.LabelNodeExcludeBalancers: "",
+					},
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						v1.LabelNodeExcludeBalancers: "",
+					},
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{
+						{
+							Key: ToBeDeletedTaint,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "excluded T, tainted T->F",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						v1.LabelNodeExcludeBalancers: "",
+					},
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{
+						{
+							Key: ToBeDeletedTaint,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						v1.LabelNodeExcludeBalancers: "",
+					},
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "excluded T, ready F->T",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						v1.LabelNodeExcludeBalancers: "",
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						v1.LabelNodeExcludeBalancers: "",
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "excluded T, ready T->F",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						v1.LabelNodeExcludeBalancers: "",
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						v1.LabelNodeExcludeBalancers: "",
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ready F, unschedulable F->T",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: false,
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: true,
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ready F, unschedulable T->F",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: true,
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Unschedulable: false,
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ready F, tainted F->T",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{
+						{
+							Key: ToBeDeletedTaint,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ready F, tainted T->F",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{
+						{
+							Key: ToBeDeletedTaint,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ready F, excluded F->T",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:   "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						v1.LabelNodeExcludeBalancers: "",
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldSync: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ready F, excluded T->F",
+			oldNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						v1.LabelNodeExcludeBalancers: "",
+					},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newNode: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:   "node",
+					Labels: map[string]string{},
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
 							Status: v1.ConditionFalse,
 						},
 					},
@@ -1764,14 +3641,11 @@ func Test_shouldSyncNode(t *testing.T) {
 			shouldSync: false,
 		},
 	}
-
 	for _, testcase := range testcases {
 		t.Run(testcase.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			shouldSync := shouldSyncNode(testcase.oldNode, testcase.newNode)
+			shouldSync := shouldSyncUpdatedNode(testcase.oldNode, testcase.newNode)
 			if shouldSync != testcase.shouldSync {
-				t.Logf("actual shouldSyncNode: %v", shouldSync)
-				t.Logf("expected shouldSyncNode: %v", testcase.shouldSync)
-				t.Errorf("unexpected result from shouldSyncNode")
+				t.Errorf("unexpected result from shouldSyncNode, expected: %v, actual: %v", testcase.shouldSync, shouldSync)
 			}
 		})
 	}