diff --git a/admiral/pkg/controller/admiral/deployment.go b/admiral/pkg/controller/admiral/deployment.go
index 82805a857..e3fc53703 100644
--- a/admiral/pkg/controller/admiral/deployment.go
+++ b/admiral/pkg/controller/admiral/deployment.go
@@ -88,15 +88,23 @@ func (d *DeploymentController) IsOnlyReplicaCountChanged(ctxLogger *log.Entry, o
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("type assertion failed, %v is not of type *v1.Deployment", oldObj)
 	}
 
+	// Temporarily storing replica count to use later after the check is complete
+	newReplicaCount := deploymentNew.Spec.Replicas
+	oldReplicaCount := deploymentOld.Spec.Replicas
+
 	deploymentNew.Spec.Replicas = nil
 	deploymentOld.Spec.Replicas = nil
 
 	if reflect.DeepEqual(deploymentOld.Spec, deploymentNew.Spec) {
 		ctxLogger.Infof(ControllerLogFormat, "IsOnlyReplicaCountChanged", "",
 			fmt.Sprintf("old and new spec matched for deployment excluding replica count %s", deploymentNew.Name))
+		deploymentNew.Spec.Replicas = newReplicaCount
+		deploymentOld.Spec.Replicas = oldReplicaCount
 		return true, nil
 	}
 
+	deploymentNew.Spec.Replicas = newReplicaCount
+	deploymentOld.Spec.Replicas = oldReplicaCount
 	return false, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/admiral/pkg/controller/admiral/rollouts.go b/admiral/pkg/controller/admiral/rollouts.go
index b7e93962a..db697aca9 100644
--- a/admiral/pkg/controller/admiral/rollouts.go
+++ b/admiral/pkg/controller/admiral/rollouts.go
@@ -93,15 +93,23 @@ func (rc *RolloutController) IsOnlyReplicaCountChanged(ctxLogger *log.Entry, obj
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("type assertion failed, %v is not of type *argo.Rollout", oldObj)
 	}
 
+	// Temporarily storing replica count to use later after the check is complete
+	newReplicaCount := rolloutNew.Spec.Replicas
+	oldReplicaCount := rolloutOld.Spec.Replicas
+
 	rolloutNew.Spec.Replicas = nil
 	rolloutOld.Spec.Replicas = nil
 
 	if reflect.DeepEqual(rolloutOld.Spec, rolloutNew.Spec) {
 		ctxLogger.Infof(ControllerLogFormat, "IsOnlyReplicaCountChanged", "",
 			fmt.Sprintf("old and new spec matched for rollout excluding replica count %s", rolloutNew.Name))
+		rolloutNew.Spec.Replicas = newReplicaCount
+		rolloutOld.Spec.Replicas = oldReplicaCount
 		return true, nil
 	}
 
+	rolloutNew.Spec.Replicas = newReplicaCount
+	rolloutOld.Spec.Replicas = oldReplicaCount
 	return false, nil
 }