diff --git a/client/client.go b/client/client.go
index d220d3670..90731ad03 100644
--- a/client/client.go
+++ b/client/client.go
@@ -2086,12 +2086,15 @@ DISCOLOOP:
 	}
 
 	c.logger.Printf("[INFO] client.consul: discovered following Servers: %s", nomadServers)
-	c.servers.SetServers(nomadServers)
 
-	// Notify waiting rpc calls. If a goroutine just failed an RPC call and
-	// isn't receiving on this chan yet they'll still retry eventually.
-	// This is a shortcircuit for the longer retry intervals.
-	c.fireRpcRetryWatcher()
+	// Fire the retry trigger if we have updated the set of servers.
+	if c.servers.SetServers(nomadServers) {
+		// Notify waiting rpc calls. If a goroutine just failed an RPC call and
+		// isn't receiving on this chan yet they'll still retry eventually.
+		// This is a shortcircuit for the longer retry intervals.
+		c.fireRpcRetryWatcher()
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/client/servers/manager.go b/client/servers/manager.go
index 2156708e8..31d12b831 100644
--- a/client/servers/manager.go
+++ b/client/servers/manager.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"math/rand"
 	"net"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -116,6 +117,32 @@ func (s Servers) shuffle() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (s Servers) Sort() {
+	sort.Slice(s, func(i, j int) bool {
+		a, b := s[i], s[j]
+		if addr1, addr2 := a.Addr.String(), b.Addr.String(); addr1 == addr2 {
+			return a.DC < b.DC
+		} else {
+			return addr1 < addr2
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+// Equal returns if the two server lists are equal, including the ordering.
+func (s Servers) Equal(o Servers) bool {
+	if len(s) != len(o) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	for i, v := range s {
+		if !v.Equal(o[i]) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
 type Manager struct {
 	// servers is the list of all known Nomad servers.
 	servers Servers
@@ -167,13 +194,24 @@ func (m *Manager) Start() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (m *Manager) SetServers(servers Servers) {
+// SetServers sets the servers and returns if the new server list is different
+// than the existing server set
+func (m *Manager) SetServers(servers Servers) bool {
 	m.Lock()
 	defer m.Unlock()
 
+	// Sort both the  existing and incoming servers
+	servers.Sort()
+	m.servers.Sort()
+
+	// Determine if they are equal
+	equal := servers.Equal(m.servers)
+
 	// Randomize the incoming servers
 	servers.shuffle()
 	m.servers = servers
+
+	return !equal
 }
 
 // FindServer returns a server to send an RPC too. If there are no servers, nil
diff --git a/client/servers/manager_test.go b/client/servers/manager_test.go
index b7c47d1ce..33d76469b 100644
--- a/client/servers/manager_test.go
+++ b/client/servers/manager_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/servers"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/helper/testlog"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 type fauxAddr struct {
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ func testManagerFailProb(t *testing.T, failPct float64) (m *servers.Manager) {
 }
 
 func TestServers_SetServers(t *testing.T) {
+	require := require.New(t)
 	m := testManager(t)
 	var num int
 	num = m.NumServers()
@@ -57,16 +59,15 @@ func TestServers_SetServers(t *testing.T) {
 
 	s1 := &servers.Server{Addr: &fauxAddr{"server1"}}
 	s2 := &servers.Server{Addr: &fauxAddr{"server2"}}
-	m.SetServers([]*servers.Server{s1, s2})
-	num = m.NumServers()
-	if num != 2 {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected two servers")
-	}
+	require.True(m.SetServers([]*servers.Server{s1, s2}))
+	require.False(m.SetServers([]*servers.Server{s1, s2}))
+	require.False(m.SetServers([]*servers.Server{s2, s1}))
+	require.Equal(2, m.NumServers())
+	require.Len(m.GetServers(), 2)
 
-	all := m.GetServers()
-	if l := len(all); l != 2 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 2 servers got %d", l)
-	}
+	require.True(m.SetServers([]*servers.Server{s1}))
+	require.Equal(1, m.NumServers())
+	require.Len(m.GetServers(), 1)
 }
 
 func TestServers_FindServer(t *testing.T) {