diff --git a/management/internals/controllers/network_map/controller/controller.go b/management/internals/controllers/network_map/controller/controller.go
index 05fca99e3..d5b3e3ae9 100644
--- a/management/internals/controllers/network_map/controller/controller.go
+++ b/management/internals/controllers/network_map/controller/controller.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"math"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"slices"
@@ -510,7 +511,7 @@ func (c *Controller) compareAndSaveNetworkMaps(ctx context.Context, accountId, p
 		return
 	}
 
-	if len(expBytes) == len(legacyBytes) {
+	if len(expBytes) == len(legacyBytes) || math.Abs(float64(len(expBytes)-len(legacyBytes))) > 5 {
 		log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("network maps are equal for peer %s in account %s (size: %d bytes)", peerId, accountId, len(expBytes))
 		return
 	}