diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index 7855ecf..0fb73d3 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ tap.test('.deploy() should deploy a config from an instance', async () => {
   await testSmartNginx.deploy();
 });
 
+tap.test('should not redeploy', async () => {
+  testSmartNginx.addHostCandidate(testNginxZone01);
+  testSmartNginx.addHostCandidate(testNginxZone02);
+  await testSmartNginx.deploy();
+});
+
 tap.test('.stop() should end the process', async () => {
   testSmartNginx.nginxProcess.stop();
 });
diff --git a/ts/smartnginx.classes.smartnginx.ts b/ts/smartnginx.classes.smartnginx.ts
index 04aa05b..5fddcd1 100644
--- a/ts/smartnginx.classes.smartnginx.ts
+++ b/ts/smartnginx.classes.smartnginx.ts
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ export class SmartNginx {
    * check wether there has been a diverging host configuration
    * this function will only redeploy the nginx configuration in case there has been a change
    */
-  private areHostsDiverged(): boolean {
+  private async areHostsDiverged(): Promise<boolean> {
     let hostCounter = 0;
     let unfoundHosts = 0;
-    this.hostCandidates.forEach(hostCandidateArg => {
+    await this.hostCandidates.forEach(async hostCandidateArg => {
       let foundHost = false;
-      this.deployedHosts.forEach(deployedHostArg => {
+      await this.deployedHosts.forEach(async deployedHostArg => {
         if (
           hostCandidateArg.hostName === deployedHostArg.hostName &&
           hostCandidateArg.destination === deployedHostArg.destination
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export class SmartNginx {
       }
     });
     return (
-      this.deployedHosts.getArray.length !== this.hostCandidates.getArray().length ||
+      this.deployedHosts.getArray().length !== this.hostCandidates.getArray().length ||
       hostCounter !== this.deployedHosts.getArray().length ||
       unfoundHosts !== 0
     );
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export class SmartNginx {
    * deploy the current stack and restart nginx
    */
   public async deploy() {
-    if (this.areHostsDiverged()) {
+    if (await this.areHostsDiverged()) {
       this.logger.log('ok', `hosts have diverged, trigger config deployment and nginx reload!`);
       this.deployedHosts.wipe();
       this.deployedHosts.addArray(this.hostCandidates.getArray());