diff --git a/apps/workspace-engine/pkg/jobagents/argo/argoapp_test.go b/apps/workspace-engine/pkg/jobagents/argo/argoapp_test.go
index dda21c281..d4fdb76c7 100644
--- a/apps/workspace-engine/pkg/jobagents/argo/argoapp_test.go
+++ b/apps/workspace-engine/pkg/jobagents/argo/argoapp_test.go
@@ -336,8 +336,8 @@ func TestPlan_HasChanges(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.True(t, result.HasChanges)
 	assert.NotEmpty(t, result.ContentHash)
-	assert.Equal(t, current[0], result.Current)
-	assert.Equal(t, proposed[0], result.Proposed)
+	assert.Contains(t, result.Current, "replicas: 1")
+	assert.Contains(t, result.Proposed, "replicas: 3")
 }
 
 func TestPlan_NoChanges(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/apps/workspace-engine/pkg/jobagents/argo/argocd_plan.go b/apps/workspace-engine/pkg/jobagents/argo/argocd_plan.go
index d6fcec7f5..7d7e84fb6 100644
--- a/apps/workspace-engine/pkg/jobagents/argo/argocd_plan.go
+++ b/apps/workspace-engine/pkg/jobagents/argo/argocd_plan.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3/pkg/apis/application/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/log"
+	sigsyaml "sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
 	"workspace-engine/pkg/jobagents/types"
 	"workspace-engine/pkg/oapi"
 )
@@ -190,8 +191,8 @@ func (p *ArgoCDPlanner) Plan(
 	sort.Strings(currentManifests)
 	sort.Strings(proposedManifests)
 
-	current := strings.Join(currentManifests, "---\n")
-	proposed := strings.Join(proposedManifests, "---\n")
+	current := strings.Join(jsonManifestsToYAML(currentManifests), "---\n")
+	proposed := strings.Join(jsonManifestsToYAML(proposedManifests), "---\n")
 
 	hasChanges := current != proposed
 	contentHash := sha256.Sum256([]byte(current + proposed))
@@ -205,3 +206,16 @@ func (p *ArgoCDPlanner) Plan(
 		CompletedAt: &completedAt,
 	}, nil
 }
+
+func jsonManifestsToYAML(manifests []string) []string {
+	result := make([]string, 0, len(manifests))
+	for _, m := range manifests {
+		y, err := sigsyaml.JSONToYAML([]byte(m))
+		if err != nil {
+			result = append(result, m)
+			continue
+		}
+		result = append(result, string(y))
+	}
+	return result
+}