diff --git a/app/portainer/views/stacks/edit/stackController.js b/app/portainer/views/stacks/edit/stackController.js
index 4e4619864..a8954d665 100644
--- a/app/portainer/views/stacks/edit/stackController.js
+++ b/app/portainer/views/stacks/edit/stackController.js
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ angular.module('portainer.app').controller('StackController', [
     };
 
     $scope.editorUpdate = function (cm) {
-      if ($scope.stackFileContent !== cm.getValue()) {
+      if ($scope.stackFileContent.replace(/(\r\n|\n|\r)/gm, '') !== cm.getValue().replace(/(\r\n|\n|\r)/gm, '')) {
         $scope.state.isEditorDirty = true;
         $scope.stackFileContent = cm.getValue();
         $scope.state.yamlError = StackHelper.validateYAML($scope.stackFileContent, $scope.containerNames);