diff --git a/src/utils/objects.ts b/src/utils/objects.ts
index fe010df2b9..41e3f37d1b 100644
--- a/src/utils/objects.ts
+++ b/src/utils/objects.ts
@@ -89,9 +89,10 @@ export function objectHasDiff<O extends {}>(a: O, b: O): boolean {
     if (a === b) return false;
     const aKeys = Object.keys(a);
     const bKeys = Object.keys(b);
-    if (arrayHasDiff(aKeys, bKeys)) return true;
-
     const possibleChanges = arrayUnion(aKeys, bKeys);
+    // if the amalgamation of both sets of keys has the a different length to the inputs then there must be a change
+    if (possibleChanges.length !== aKeys.length) return true;
+
     return possibleChanges.some(k => a[k] !== b[k]);
 }