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description: Improper drift detection in the Cloudflare Terraform Provider resulted in dozens of resources always indicating they needed to be updated or replaced.
title: Dozens of Cloudflare Terraform Provider resources now have proper drift detection
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2025-03-21-resource-force-replacement-bug/og.png?v=9281d86b69486211
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March 21, 2025

## Dozens of Cloudflare Terraform Provider resources now have proper drift detection

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In [Cloudflare Terraform Provider ↗︎](https://github.com/cloudflare/terraform-provider-cloudflare) versions 5.2.0 and above, dozens of resources now have proper drift detection. Before this fix, these resources would indicate they needed to be updated or replaced — even if there was no real change. Now, you can rely on your `terraform plan` to only show what resources are expected to change.

This issue affected [resources ↗︎](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/cloudflare/cloudflare/latest/docs) related to these products and features:

- API Shield
- Argo Smart Routing
- Argo Tiered Caching
- Bot Management
- BYOIP
- D1
- DNS
- Email Routing
- Hyperdrive
- Observatory
- Pages
- R2
- Rules
- SSL/TLS
- Waiting Room
- Workers
- Zero Trust

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