diff --git a/bundle/deploy/terraform/state_pull.go b/bundle/deploy/terraform/state_pull.go
index 93ae3248..fb7162a5 100644
--- a/bundle/deploy/terraform/state_pull.go
+++ b/bundle/deploy/terraform/state_pull.go
@@ -42,10 +42,20 @@ func (l *statePull) Apply(ctx context.Context, b *bundle.Bundle) ([]bundle.Mutat
 	}
 
 	// Expect the state file to live under dir.
-	local, err := os.OpenFile(filepath.Join(dir, TerraformStateFileName), os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_TRUNC, 0600)
+	local, err := os.OpenFile(filepath.Join(dir, TerraformStateFileName), os.O_CREATE|os.O_RDWR, 0600)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	defer local.Close()
+
+	if !IsLocalStateStale(local, remote) {
+		log.Infof(ctx, "Local state is the same or newer, ignoring remote state")
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	// Truncating the file before writing
+	local.Truncate(0)
+	local.Seek(0, 0)
 
 	// Write file to disk.
 	log.Infof(ctx, "Writing remote state file to local cache directory")
diff --git a/bundle/deploy/terraform/util.go b/bundle/deploy/terraform/util.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a5978b39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundle/deploy/terraform/util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package terraform
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io"
+)
+
+type state struct {
+	Serial int `json:"serial"`
+}
+
+func IsLocalStateStale(local io.Reader, remote io.Reader) bool {
+	localState, err := loadState(local)
+	if err != nil {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	remoteState, err := loadState(remote)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return localState.Serial < remoteState.Serial
+}
+
+func loadState(input io.Reader) (*state, error) {
+	content, err := io.ReadAll(input)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	var s state
+	err = json.Unmarshal(content, &s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &s, nil
+}
diff --git a/bundle/deploy/terraform/util_test.go b/bundle/deploy/terraform/util_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ddfbab3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundle/deploy/terraform/util_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package terraform
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"testing"
+	"testing/iotest"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+type mockedReader struct {
+	content string
+}
+
+func (r *mockedReader) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	content := []byte(r.content)
+	n = copy(p, content)
+	return n, io.EOF
+}
+
+func TestLocalStateIsNewer(t *testing.T) {
+	local := &mockedReader{content: `
+{
+	"serial": 5
+}
+`}
+	remote := &mockedReader{content: `
+{
+	"serial": 4
+}
+`}
+
+	stale := IsLocalStateStale(local, remote)
+
+	assert.False(t, stale)
+}
+
+func TestLocalStateIsOlder(t *testing.T) {
+	local := &mockedReader{content: `
+{
+	"serial": 5
+}
+`}
+	remote := &mockedReader{content: `
+{
+	"serial": 6
+}
+`}
+
+	stale := IsLocalStateStale(local, remote)
+	assert.True(t, stale)
+}
+
+func TestLocalStateIsTheSame(t *testing.T) {
+	local := &mockedReader{content: `
+{
+	"serial": 5
+}
+`}
+	remote := &mockedReader{content: `
+{
+	"serial": 5
+}
+`}
+
+	stale := IsLocalStateStale(local, remote)
+	assert.False(t, stale)
+}
+
+func TestLocalStateMarkStaleWhenFailsToLoad(t *testing.T) {
+	local := iotest.ErrReader(fmt.Errorf("Random error"))
+	remote := &mockedReader{content: `
+{
+	"serial": 5
+}
+`}
+
+	stale := IsLocalStateStale(local, remote)
+	assert.True(t, stale)
+}
+
+func TestLocalStateMarkNonStaleWhenRemoteFailsToLoad(t *testing.T) {
+	local := &mockedReader{content: `
+{
+	"serial": 5
+}
+`}
+	remote := iotest.ErrReader(fmt.Errorf("Random error"))
+
+	stale := IsLocalStateStale(local, remote)
+	assert.False(t, stale)
+}