diff --git a/pkg/parse/event_handler.go b/pkg/parse/event_handler.go
index 124a45549..7b1f9dee0 100644
--- a/pkg/parse/event_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/parse/event_handler.go
@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ func (s *EventHandler) Handle(event events.Event) events.Result {
 		} else if opts.needToUpdateWatch() {
 			trigger = triggerWatchUpdate
 		} else {
-			// No RunFunc call
+			// Skip RunFunc and reset the backoff to keep checking for conflicts & watch updates.
+			klog.V(3).Info("Sync retry skipped; resetting retry backoff")
+			eventResult.ResetRetryBackoff = true
 			break
 		}
 
@@ -139,7 +141,11 @@ func (s *EventHandler) Handle(event events.Event) events.Result {
 	}
 
 	// If the run succeeded or source changed, reset the retry backoff.
-	if runResult.Success || runResult.SourceChanged {
+	if runResult.Success {
+		klog.V(3).Info("Sync attempt succeeded; resetting retry backoff")
+		eventResult.ResetRetryBackoff = true
+	} else if runResult.SourceChanged {
+		klog.V(3).Info("Source change detected; resetting retry backoff")
 		eventResult.ResetRetryBackoff = true
 	}
 	return eventResult
diff --git a/pkg/parse/events/publisher.go b/pkg/parse/events/publisher.go
index 942efadc2..7133ad76b 100644
--- a/pkg/parse/events/publisher.go
+++ b/pkg/parse/events/publisher.go
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func (s *RetrySyncPublisher) Publish(subscriber Subscriber) Result {
 
 	retryDuration := s.currentBackoff.Step()
 	retries := s.retryLimit - s.currentBackoff.Steps
-	klog.Infof("a retry is triggered (retries: %v/%v)", retries, s.retryLimit)
+	klog.V(3).Infof("Sending retry event (step: %v/%v)", retries, s.retryLimit)
 
 	result := subscriber.Handle(Event{Type: s.EventType})