diff --git a/dora/core/common/src/main/java/alluxio/membership/EtcdMembershipManager.java b/dora/core/common/src/main/java/alluxio/membership/EtcdMembershipManager.java
index 8c2ebf7e4b47..9766a8bebc9f 100644
--- a/dora/core/common/src/main/java/alluxio/membership/EtcdMembershipManager.java
+++ b/dora/core/common/src/main/java/alluxio/membership/EtcdMembershipManager.java
@@ -138,8 +138,9 @@ public void join(WorkerInfo workerInfo) throws IOException {
                 "Existing WorkerServiceEntity for path:%s corrupted",
                 pathOnRing));
           }
-          if (existingEntity.get().equals(entity)) {
-            // Same entity, update the original etcd-stored worker information
+          if (existingEntity.get().customizedEquals(entity)) {
+            // Same entity but potentially with new optional fields,
+            // update the original etcd-stored worker information
             mAlluxioEtcdClient.createForPath(pathOnRing, Optional.of(serializedEntity));
           } else {
             throw new AlreadyExistsException(
diff --git a/dora/core/common/src/main/java/alluxio/membership/WorkerServiceEntity.java b/dora/core/common/src/main/java/alluxio/membership/WorkerServiceEntity.java
index d2933ac7e879..0f01a540d02f 100644
--- a/dora/core/common/src/main/java/alluxio/membership/WorkerServiceEntity.java
+++ b/dora/core/common/src/main/java/alluxio/membership/WorkerServiceEntity.java
@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@ public boolean equals(Object o) {
     // only the service name and the identity are the factors that define
     // what a WorkerServiceEntity is. Any other is either ephemeral or supplementary data.
     return mIdentity.equals(anotherO.mIdentity)
-        && getServiceEntityName().equals(anotherO.getServiceEntityName())
-        && mAddress.equals(anotherO.getWorkerNetAddress());
+        && getServiceEntityName().equals(anotherO.getServiceEntityName());
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -127,4 +126,24 @@ public void deserialize(byte[] buf) {
         .create();
     gson.fromJson(new InputStreamReader(new ByteArrayInputStream(buf)), WorkerServiceEntity.class);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * A customized equality comparison which uses the customized comparison of WorkerNetAddress
+   * objects.
+   *
+   * @param o The object to be compared with this WorkerServiceEntity for customized equality
+   * @return true if the specified object is equal to this WorkerServiceEntity; false otherwise
+   */
+  public boolean customizedEquals(Object o) {
+    if (this == o) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    WorkerServiceEntity anotherO = (WorkerServiceEntity) o;
+    return mIdentity.equals(anotherO.mIdentity)
+        && getServiceEntityName().equals(anotherO.getServiceEntityName())
+        && mAddress.customizedEquals(anotherO.getWorkerNetAddress());
+  }
 }
diff --git a/dora/core/common/src/main/java/alluxio/wire/WorkerNetAddress.java b/dora/core/common/src/main/java/alluxio/wire/WorkerNetAddress.java
index d4920fedc0fe..9e3bbfbe47b0 100644
--- a/dora/core/common/src/main/java/alluxio/wire/WorkerNetAddress.java
+++ b/dora/core/common/src/main/java/alluxio/wire/WorkerNetAddress.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public final class WorkerNetAddress implements Serializable {
   private String mDomainSocketPath = "";
   @Expose
   @com.google.gson.annotations.SerializedName("HttpServerPort")
-  // Optional field - skipped in the equality comparison
+  // Optional field - skipped in the customized equality comparison
   private int mHttpServerPort;
 
   /**
@@ -254,15 +254,38 @@ public boolean equals(Object o) {
         && mRpcPort == that.mRpcPort
         && mDataPort == that.mDataPort
         && mWebPort == that.mWebPort
-        && mDomainSocketPath.equals(that.mDomainSocketPath);
-        // Skip the comparison of mHttpServerPort for backward compatibility
+        && mDomainSocketPath.equals(that.mDomainSocketPath)
+        && mHttpServerPort == that.mHttpServerPort;
   }
 
   @Override
   public int hashCode() {
-    // Skip the mHttpServerPort for backward compatibility
     return Objects.hashCode(mSecureRpcPort, mHost, mContainerHost, mDataPort, mRpcPort, mWebPort,
-        mDomainSocketPath);
+        mDomainSocketPath, mHttpServerPort);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * A customized equality comparison which skips the comparison of optional fields, including
+   * mHttpServerPort, for backward compatibility.
+   *
+   * @param o The object to be compared with this WorkerNetAddress for customized equality
+   * @return true if the specified object is equal to this WorkerNetAddress; false otherwise
+   */
+  public boolean customizedEquals(Object o) {
+    if (this == o) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (!(o instanceof WorkerNetAddress)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    WorkerNetAddress that = (WorkerNetAddress) o;
+    return mHost.equals(that.mHost)
+        && mContainerHost.equals(that.mContainerHost)
+        && mSecureRpcPort == that.mSecureRpcPort
+        && mRpcPort == that.mRpcPort
+        && mDataPort == that.mDataPort
+        && mWebPort == that.mWebPort
+        && mDomainSocketPath.equals(that.mDomainSocketPath);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/dora/core/common/src/test/java/alluxio/wire/WorkerNetAddressTest.java b/dora/core/common/src/test/java/alluxio/wire/WorkerNetAddressTest.java
index 99314a6b44c3..bb25fb239d0a 100644
--- a/dora/core/common/src/test/java/alluxio/wire/WorkerNetAddressTest.java
+++ b/dora/core/common/src/test/java/alluxio/wire/WorkerNetAddressTest.java
@@ -72,6 +72,43 @@ public void copyConstructor() throws IllegalAccessException {
     }
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testCustomizedEquals() {
+    WorkerNetAddress workerNetAddress1 = new WorkerNetAddress()
+        .setHost("host")
+        .setContainerHost("container")
+        .setRpcPort(1)
+        .setDataPort(1)
+        .setNettyDataPort(1)
+        .setSecureRpcPort(1)
+        .setWebPort(1)
+        .setDomainSocketPath("path")
+        .setHttpServerPort(1);
+    WorkerNetAddress workerNetAddress2 = new WorkerNetAddress()
+        .setHost("host")
+        .setContainerHost("container")
+        .setRpcPort(1)
+        .setDataPort(1)
+        .setNettyDataPort(1)
+        .setSecureRpcPort(1)
+        .setWebPort(1)
+        .setDomainSocketPath("path")
+        .setHttpServerPort(2);
+    WorkerNetAddress workerNetAddress3 = new WorkerNetAddress()
+        .setHost("host2")
+        .setContainerHost("container")
+        .setRpcPort(1)
+        .setDataPort(1)
+        .setNettyDataPort(1)
+        .setSecureRpcPort(1)
+        .setWebPort(1)
+        .setDomainSocketPath("path")
+        .setHttpServerPort(1);
+    Assert.assertTrue(workerNetAddress1.customizedEquals(workerNetAddress2));
+    Assert.assertFalse(workerNetAddress1.customizedEquals(workerNetAddress3));
+    Assert.assertFalse(workerNetAddress2.customizedEquals(workerNetAddress3));
+  }
+
   public void checkEquality(WorkerNetAddress a, WorkerNetAddress b) {
     Assert.assertEquals(a.getHost(), b.getHost());
     Assert.assertEquals(a.getRpcPort(), b.getRpcPort());