diff --git a/src/api/guilds.ts b/src/api/guilds.ts
index b84ac628..9f314820 100644
--- a/src/api/guilds.ts
+++ b/src/api/guilds.ts
@@ -34,9 +34,16 @@ export function initGuildsAPI(app: express.Express) {
     const permissions = await apiPermissions.getByGuildAndUserId(req.params.guildId, req.user.userId);
     if (!permissions || ApiRoles[permissions.role] < ApiRoles.Editor) return unauthorized(res);
 
-    const config = req.body.config;
+    let config = req.body.config;
     if (config == null) return clientError(res, "No config supplied");
 
+    config = config.trim() + "\n"; // Normalize start/end whitespace in the config
+
+    const currentConfig = await configs.getActiveByKey(`guild-${req.params.guildId}`);
+    if (config === currentConfig.config) {
+      return ok(res);
+    }
+
     // Validate config
     let parsedConfig;
     try {