diff --git a/deploy/deploy.yml b/deploy/deploy.yml
index 726f0c7a197746c6582c93a8efcbe9fd183d724a..5b525fc1ea0ce523368505508589f726a20e735c 100644
--- a/deploy/deploy.yml
+++ b/deploy/deploy.yml
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@
        shell: "make stop"
        args:
          chdir: "{{ default_install_path }}/docker-compose"
-     - name: Git Fetch All
-       changed_when: false
-       shell: "git fetch --all"
-       args:
-         chdir: "{{ default_install_path }}"
+#     - name: Git Fetch All
+#       changed_when: false
+#       shell: "git fetch --all"
+#       args:
+#         chdir: "{{ default_install_path }}"
      - name: Update Sources
        changed_when: false
        shell: "git checkout {{ station_version }}"
@@ -91,11 +91,29 @@
        shell: "./sbin/load_ConfigDb.sh CDB/LOFAR_ConfigDb.json"
        args:
          chdir: "{{ default_install_path }}"
+     - name: Get Base Database Config
+       changed_when: false
+       shell: "./sbin/load_ConfigDb.sh CDB/LOFAR_ConfigDb.json 2>&1"
+       register: base_dsconfig_result
+       args:
+         chdir: "{{ default_install_path }}"
+     - name: Verify Base Database Config
+       when: '"No changes needed" in base_dsconfig_result.stdout'
+       debug: msg="Base database changes stored"
      - name: Update Station Database Config
        changed_when: false
        shell: "./sbin/load_ConfigDb.sh CDB/stations/{{ station_config }}"
        args:
          chdir: "{{ default_install_path }}"
+     - name: Get Station Database Config
+       changed_when: false
+       shell: "./sbin/load_ConfigDb.sh CDB/stations/{{ station_config }} 2>&1"
+       register: station_dsconfig_result
+       args:
+         chdir: "{{ default_install_path }}"
+     - name: Verify Station Database Config
+       when: '"No changes needed" in station_dsconfig_result.stdout'
+       debug: msg="Station database changes stored"
      - name: Start Station
        changed_when: false
        shell: "make start"