diff --git a/packages/controller/src/Controller.ts b/packages/controller/src/Controller.ts
index 22b54567..405df8b7 100644
--- a/packages/controller/src/Controller.ts
+++ b/packages/controller/src/Controller.ts
@@ -924,9 +924,7 @@ export default class Controller {
 	addInstanceHooks(instance: InstanceInfo) {
 		instance.config.on("fieldChanged", (field: string, curr: any, prev: any) => {
 			instance.updatedAtMs = Date.now();
-			if (field === "instance.name") {
-				this.instances.set(instance); // Trigger updated logic
-			}
+			this.instances.set(instance); // Trigger update logic
 
 			lib.invokeHook(this.plugins, "onInstanceConfigFieldChanged", instance, field, curr, prev);
 		});
diff --git a/test/controller/Controller.js b/test/controller/Controller.js
index 4ff84f43..44ce9b11 100644
--- a/test/controller/Controller.js
+++ b/test/controller/Controller.js
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ class MockInstanceConfig extends EventEmitter {
 	}
 
 	set(field, value) {
-		return this._data.set(field, value);
+		const prev = this.get(field);
+		this._data.set(field, value);
+		this.emit("fieldChanged", field, value, prev);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -179,5 +181,13 @@ describe("controller/src/Controller", function() {
 				);
 			});
 		});
+
+		describe(".instances", function() {
+			it("should set the dirty flag if the config is updated", function() {
+				controller.instances.dirty = false;
+				mockInstanceConfig.set("instance.assigned_host", null);
+				assert(controller.instances.dirty === true, "dirty flag was not set");
+			});
+		});
 	});
 });