diff --git a/api/src/processing/cookie/manager.js b/api/src/processing/cookie/manager.js
index 275f5b96..7a47685d 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/cookie/manager.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/cookie/manager.js
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ export function updateCookieValues(cookie, values) {
         changed = cookie.set(key, value) || changed;
     }
 
-    if (changed) {
+    if (changed && cookie.meta) {
         dirty = true;
-        if (isCluster && cookie.meta) {
+        if (isCluster) {
             const message = { cookieUpdate: { ...cookie.meta, cookie } };
             cluster.send(message);
         }