diff --git a/app/services/cocina_object_store.rb b/app/services/cocina_object_store.rb
index 335dd91c8..12e13e224 100644
--- a/app/services/cocina_object_store.rb
+++ b/app/services/cocina_object_store.rb
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def find(druid)
       return cocina unless Settings.enabled_features.repository_object_test
 
       legacy = ar_find(druid).to_cocina_with_metadata
-      return cocina if legacy == cocina
+      return cocina if Cocina::Models.without_metadata(legacy) == Cocina::Models.without_metadata(cocina)
 
       Honeybadger.notify('Comparison of RepositoryObject with legacy object failed.', context: { druid: })
       return legacy
diff --git a/spec/services/cocina_object_store_spec.rb b/spec/services/cocina_object_store_spec.rb
index 0fe51659f..2158ded55 100644
--- a/spec/services/cocina_object_store_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/cocina_object_store_spec.rb
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@
       context 'when objects match' do
         let(:version_attributes) { RepositoryObjectVersion.to_model_hash(ar_cocina_object.to_cocina) }
 
+        before do
+          repo_object.head_version.update!(updated_at: 1.day.ago)
+        end
+
         it "doesn't report a diff" do
           expect(store.find(repo_object.external_identifier)).to be_instance_of(Cocina::Models::DROWithMetadata)
           expect(Honeybadger).not_to have_received(:notify)