diff --git a/app/models/ci/pipeline.rb b/app/models/ci/pipeline.rb
index 822ba7b6c00..ca41a998a2b 100644
--- a/app/models/ci/pipeline.rb
+++ b/app/models/ci/pipeline.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ module Ci
 
     # Invalidate object and save if when touched
     after_touch :update_state
-    after_save :execute_hooks_if_status_changed
     after_save :keep_around_commits
 
     # ref can't be HEAD or SHA, can only be branch/tag name
@@ -230,6 +229,7 @@ module Ci
 
     def update_state
       statuses.reload
+      last_status = status
       self.status = if yaml_errors.blank?
                       statuses.latest.status || 'skipped'
                     else
@@ -238,11 +238,9 @@ module Ci
       self.started_at = statuses.started_at
       self.finished_at = statuses.finished_at
       self.duration = statuses.latest.duration
-      save
-    end
-
-    def execute_hooks_if_status_changed
-      execute_hooks if status_changed? && !skip_ci?
+      saved = save
+      execute_hooks if last_status != status && saved && !skip_ci?
+      saved
     end
 
     def execute_hooks
diff --git a/spec/models/ci/pipeline_spec.rb b/spec/models/ci/pipeline_spec.rb
index b20c617f089..326d3c9b44d 100644
--- a/spec/models/ci/pipeline_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/ci/pipeline_spec.rb
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ describe Ci::Pipeline, models: true do
 
     before do
       WebMock.stub_request(:post, hook.url)
-      pipeline.save
+      pipeline.touch
       ProjectWebHookWorker.drain
     end