diff --git a/ray-operator/controllers/ray/rayjob_controller.go b/ray-operator/controllers/ray/rayjob_controller.go
index 14724daad6c..ccb2095d151 100644
--- a/ray-operator/controllers/ray/rayjob_controller.go
+++ b/ray-operator/controllers/ray/rayjob_controller.go
@@ -526,12 +526,13 @@ func (r *RayJobReconciler) initRayJobStatusIfNeed(ctx context.Context, rayJob *r
 
 // make sure the priority is correct
 func (r *RayJobReconciler) updateState(ctx context.Context, rayJob *rayv1.RayJob, jobInfo *utils.RayJobInfo, jobStatus rayv1.JobStatus, jobDeploymentStatus rayv1.JobDeploymentStatus, err error) error {
+	r.Log.Info("UpdateState", "oldJobStatus", rayJob.Status.JobStatus, "newJobStatus", jobStatus, "oldJobDeploymentStatus", rayJob.Status.JobDeploymentStatus, "newJobDeploymentStatus", jobDeploymentStatus)
+
 	// Let's skip update the APIServer if it's synced.
 	if rayJob.Status.JobStatus == jobStatus && rayJob.Status.JobDeploymentStatus == jobDeploymentStatus {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	r.Log.Info("UpdateState", "oldJobStatus", rayJob.Status.JobStatus, "newJobStatus", jobStatus, "oldJobDeploymentStatus", rayJob.Status.JobDeploymentStatus, "newJobDeploymentStatus", jobDeploymentStatus)
 	rayJob.Status.JobStatus = jobStatus
 	rayJob.Status.JobDeploymentStatus = jobDeploymentStatus
 	if jobInfo != nil {
diff --git a/ray-operator/controllers/ray/rayjob_controller_test.go b/ray-operator/controllers/ray/rayjob_controller_test.go
index 1bac798bd7c..52c1cc9906d 100644
--- a/ray-operator/controllers/ray/rayjob_controller_test.go
+++ b/ray-operator/controllers/ray/rayjob_controller_test.go
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ var _ = Context("Inside the default namespace", func() {
 		It("Dashboard URL should be set", func() {
 			Eventually(
 				getDashboardURLForRayJob(ctx, myRayJob),
-				time.Second*3, time.Millisecond*500).Should(HavePrefix(myRayJob.Name), "Dashboard URL = %v", myRayJob.Status.DashboardURL)
+				time.Second*1, time.Millisecond*500).Should(HavePrefix(myRayJob.Name), "Dashboard URL = %v", myRayJob.Status.DashboardURL)
 		})
 
 		It("test cluster selector", func() {