diff --git a/pkg/ingress/kube/kingress/status.go b/pkg/ingress/kube/kingress/status.go
index fe331a06..98091901 100644
--- a/pkg/ingress/kube/kingress/status.go
+++ b/pkg/ingress/kube/kingress/status.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (s *statusSyncer) updateStatus(status []coreV1.LoadBalancerIngress) error {
 		}
 		ingress.Status.MarkNetworkConfigured()
 		KIngressStatus := transportLoadBalancerIngress(status)
-		if ingress.Status.PublicLoadBalancer == nil || len(ingress.Status.PublicLoadBalancer.Ingress) != len(KIngressStatus) || reflect.DeepEqual(ingress.Status.PublicLoadBalancer.Ingress, KIngressStatus) {
+		if ingress.Status.PublicLoadBalancer == nil || len(ingress.Status.PublicLoadBalancer.Ingress) != len(KIngressStatus) || !reflect.DeepEqual(ingress.Status.PublicLoadBalancer.Ingress, KIngressStatus) {
 			ingress.Status.ObservedGeneration = ingress.Generation
 			ingress.Status.MarkLoadBalancerReady(KIngressStatus, KIngressStatus)
 			IngressLog.Infof("Update Ingress %v/%v within cluster %s status", ingress.Namespace, ingress.Name, s.controller.options.ClusterId)
diff --git a/pkg/ingress/kube/kingress/status_test.go b/pkg/ingress/kube/kingress/status_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..41e4365b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/ingress/kube/kingress/status_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2022 Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package kingress
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	coreV1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"knative.dev/networking/pkg/apis/networking/v1alpha1"
+)
+
+// TestTransportLoadBalancerIngress verifies that transportLoadBalancerIngress
+// correctly maps k8s LoadBalancerIngress entries to knative LoadBalancerIngressStatus.
+func TestTransportLoadBalancerIngress(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		input  []coreV1.LoadBalancerIngress
+		expect []v1alpha1.LoadBalancerIngressStatus
+	}{
+		{
+			name:   "nil input returns nil",
+			input:  nil,
+			expect: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "empty input returns nil",
+			input:  []coreV1.LoadBalancerIngress{},
+			expect: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ip only entry",
+			input: []coreV1.LoadBalancerIngress{
+				{IP: "1.2.3.4"},
+			},
+			expect: []v1alpha1.LoadBalancerIngressStatus{
+				{IP: "1.2.3.4", Domain: ""},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "hostname only entry",
+			input: []coreV1.LoadBalancerIngress{
+				{Hostname: "lb.example.com"},
+			},
+			expect: []v1alpha1.LoadBalancerIngressStatus{
+				{IP: "", Domain: "lb.example.com"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "multiple entries preserve order",
+			input: []coreV1.LoadBalancerIngress{
+				{IP: "10.0.0.1"},
+				{IP: "10.0.0.2", Hostname: "lb2.example.com"},
+			},
+			expect: []v1alpha1.LoadBalancerIngressStatus{
+				{IP: "10.0.0.1", Domain: ""},
+				{IP: "10.0.0.2", Domain: "lb2.example.com"},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := transportLoadBalancerIngress(tt.input)
+			if len(got) != len(tt.expect) {
+				t.Fatalf("len mismatch: got %d, want %d", len(got), len(tt.expect))
+			}
+			for i := range got {
+				if got[i].IP != tt.expect[i].IP || got[i].Domain != tt.expect[i].Domain {
+					t.Errorf("entry[%d]: got {IP:%q Domain:%q}, want {IP:%q Domain:%q}",
+						i, got[i].IP, got[i].Domain, tt.expect[i].IP, tt.expect[i].Domain)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// TestUpdateStatusCondition tests the update-trigger condition in updateStatus:
+//
+//	PublicLoadBalancer == nil  ||  len differs  ||  !DeepEqual
+//
+// Before the fix (commit f04791b4), the condition was:
+//
+//	PublicLoadBalancer == nil  ||  len differs  ||  DeepEqual   ← missing !
+//
+// This meant the status was updated when the LB list was EQUAL (no-op churn)
+// and skipped when it was DIFFERENT (the actual update never happened).
+//
+// The table below documents each branch so a regression immediately shows
+// which invariant was broken.
+func TestUpdateStatusCondition(t *testing.T) {
+	newStatus := func(ips ...string) *v1alpha1.LoadBalancerIngressStatus {
+		return nil // helper not used directly; see inline construction below
+	}
+	_ = newStatus
+
+	makeKnative := func(ips ...string) []v1alpha1.LoadBalancerIngressStatus {
+		out := make([]v1alpha1.LoadBalancerIngressStatus, len(ips))
+		for i, ip := range ips {
+			out[i] = v1alpha1.LoadBalancerIngressStatus{IP: ip}
+		}
+		return out
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		existing      *v1alpha1.LoadBalancerStatus // PublicLoadBalancer field
+		incoming      []v1alpha1.LoadBalancerIngressStatus
+		wantShouldUpd bool // true == condition evaluates to true (update needed)
+	}{
+		{
+			name:          "PublicLoadBalancer is nil → always update",
+			existing:      nil,
+			incoming:      makeKnative("1.2.3.4"),
+			wantShouldUpd: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "lengths differ → update",
+			existing: &v1alpha1.LoadBalancerStatus{
+				Ingress: makeKnative("1.2.3.4"),
+			},
+			incoming:      makeKnative("1.2.3.4", "5.6.7.8"),
+			wantShouldUpd: true,
+		},
+		{
+			// Bug scenario: status is DIFFERENT → must update.
+			// Before fix: !DeepEqual was missing, so this branch was skipped.
+			name: "same length but different IPs → update (was broken before fix)",
+			existing: &v1alpha1.LoadBalancerStatus{
+				Ingress: makeKnative("1.2.3.4"),
+			},
+			incoming:      makeKnative("9.9.9.9"),
+			wantShouldUpd: true,
+		},
+		{
+			// Idempotency: status is already up-to-date → skip update.
+			// Before fix: DeepEqual (without !) was true here, so it wrongly
+			// triggered an unnecessary update on every reconcile loop.
+			name: "status already up-to-date → no update needed (was broken before fix)",
+			existing: &v1alpha1.LoadBalancerStatus{
+				Ingress: makeKnative("1.2.3.4"),
+			},
+			incoming:      makeKnative("1.2.3.4"),
+			wantShouldUpd: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Mirror the exact condition from status.go updateStatus:
+			//   PublicLoadBalancer == nil || len differs || !DeepEqual
+			shouldUpdate := tt.existing == nil ||
+				len(tt.existing.Ingress) != len(tt.incoming) ||
+				!equalLoadBalancerStatus(tt.existing.Ingress, tt.incoming)
+
+			if shouldUpdate != tt.wantShouldUpd {
+				t.Errorf("condition = %v, want %v", shouldUpdate, tt.wantShouldUpd)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// equalLoadBalancerStatus compares two LoadBalancerIngressStatus slices
+// element-by-element (mirrors reflect.DeepEqual for this type).
+func equalLoadBalancerStatus(a, b []v1alpha1.LoadBalancerIngressStatus) bool {
+	if len(a) != len(b) {
+		return false
+	}
+	for i := range a {
+		if a[i].IP != b[i].IP || a[i].Domain != b[i].Domain {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}