diff --git a/plugins/modules/grafana_dashboard.py b/plugins/modules/grafana_dashboard.py
index a521038e..52ac52f1 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/grafana_dashboard.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/grafana_dashboard.py
@@ -277,9 +277,11 @@ def grafana_dashboard_changed(payload, dashboard):
     if 'version' in dashboard['dashboard']:
         del(dashboard['dashboard']['version'])
 
-    # the meta key is not part of the 'payload' ever
+    # remove meta key if exists for compare
     if 'meta' in dashboard:
         del(dashboard['meta'])
+    if 'meta' in payload:
+        del(payload['meta'])    
 
     # if folderId is not provided in dashboard, set default folderId
     if 'folderId' not in dashboard: