diff --git a/batch/batch/driver/billing_manager.py b/batch/batch/driver/billing_manager.py
index bfe57930cdc..3423f228dd7 100644
--- a/batch/batch/driver/billing_manager.py
+++ b/batch/batch/driver/billing_manager.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ async def _refresh_resources_from_retail_prices(self, prices: List[Price]):
 
             if current_resource_rate is None:
                 resource_updates.append((resource_name, latest_resource_rate))
-            elif abs(current_resource_rate - latest_resource_rate) > 1e-20:
+            elif current_product_version == latest_product_version and current_resource_rate != latest_resource_rate:
                 log.error(
                     f'resource {resource_name} does not have the latest rate in the database for '
                     f'version {current_product_version}: {current_resource_rate} vs {latest_resource_rate}; '
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ async def _refresh_resources_from_retail_prices(self, prices: List[Price]):
                 )
                 continue
 
+            if current_product_version and current_product_version != latest_product_version:
+                # this prevents having too many resources in the database with redundant information
+                if current_resource_rate == latest_resource_rate:
+                    log.info(
+                        f'ignoring price update for product {product} -- the latest rate is equal to the previous rate'
+                    )
+                    continue
+
             if price.is_current_price() and (
                 current_product_version is None or current_product_version != latest_product_version
             ):