diff --git a/lib/redis/rediswriter-objects.cpp b/lib/redis/rediswriter-objects.cpp
index 144cfb98e..6c3642277 100644
--- a/lib/redis/rediswriter-objects.cpp
+++ b/lib/redis/rediswriter-objects.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "base/tlsutility.hpp"
 #include "base/initialize.hpp"
 #include "base/convert.hpp"
+#include <set>
 
 using namespace icinga;
 
@@ -151,6 +152,8 @@ void RedisWriter::SendConfigUpdate(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object, bool useTran
 	String objectKey = CalculateCheckSumString(object->GetName());
 	//String objectKey = object->GetName();
 
+	std::set<String> propertiesBlacklist ({"name"});
+
 	Dictionary::Ptr checkSums = new Dictionary();
 	checkSums->Set("name_checksum", CalculateCheckSumString(object->GetName()));
 
@@ -158,6 +161,8 @@ void RedisWriter::SendConfigUpdate(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object, bool useTran
 	Checkable::Ptr checkable = dynamic_pointer_cast<Checkable>(object);
 
 	if (checkable) {
+		propertiesBlacklist.emplace("groups");
+
 		Host::Ptr host;
 		Service::Ptr service;
 
@@ -169,13 +174,16 @@ void RedisWriter::SendConfigUpdate(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object, bool useTran
 			checkSums->Set("groups_checksum", CalculateCheckSumGroups(host->GetGroups()));
 	}
 
-	checkSums->Set("properties_checksum", CalculateCheckSumProperties(object));
-
 	//TODO: Move this somewhere else.
 	CustomVarObject::Ptr customVarObject = dynamic_pointer_cast<CustomVarObject>(object);
 
-	if (customVarObject)
+	if (customVarObject) {
+		propertiesBlacklist.emplace("vars");
+
 		checkSums->Set("vars_checksum", CalculateCheckSumVars(customVarObject));
+	}
+
+	checkSums->Set("properties_checksum", CalculateCheckSumProperties(object, propertiesBlacklist));
 
 	String checkSumsBody = JsonEncode(checkSums);
 
diff --git a/lib/redis/rediswriter-utility.cpp b/lib/redis/rediswriter-utility.cpp
index 8f4250537..897938711 100644
--- a/lib/redis/rediswriter-utility.cpp
+++ b/lib/redis/rediswriter-utility.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "base/serializer.hpp"
 #include "base/tlsutility.hpp"
 #include "base/initialize.hpp"
+#include "base/objectlock.hpp"
 
 using namespace icinga;
 
@@ -51,10 +52,10 @@ String RedisWriter::CalculateCheckSumGroups(const Array::Ptr& groups)
 	return SHA1(PackObject(tmpGroups));
 }
 
-String RedisWriter::CalculateCheckSumProperties(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object)
+String RedisWriter::CalculateCheckSumProperties(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object, const std::set<String>& propertiesBlacklist)
 {
 	//TODO: consider precision of 6 for double values; use specific config fields for hashing?
-	return HashValue(object);
+	return HashValue(object, propertiesBlacklist);
 }
 
 String RedisWriter::CalculateCheckSumVars(const CustomVarObject::Ptr& object)
@@ -67,16 +68,43 @@ String RedisWriter::CalculateCheckSumVars(const CustomVarObject::Ptr& object)
 	return HashValue(vars);
 }
 
+static const std::set<String> propertiesBlacklistEmpty;
+
 String RedisWriter::HashValue(const Value& value)
+{
+	return HashValue(value, propertiesBlacklistEmpty);
+}
+
+String RedisWriter::HashValue(const Value& value, const std::set<String>& propertiesBlacklist)
 {
 	Value temp;
+	bool mutabl;
 
 	Type::Ptr type = value.GetReflectionType();
 
-	if (ConfigObject::TypeInstance->IsAssignableFrom(type))
+	if (ConfigObject::TypeInstance->IsAssignableFrom(type)) {
 		temp = Serialize(value, FAConfig);
-	else
+		mutabl = true;
+	} else {
 		temp = value;
+		mutabl = false;
+	}
+
+	if (propertiesBlacklist.size() && temp.IsObject()) {
+		Dictionary::Ptr dict = dynamic_pointer_cast<Dictionary>((Object::Ptr)temp);
+
+		if (dict) {
+			if (!mutabl)
+				dict = dict->ShallowClone();
+
+			ObjectLock olock(dict);
+			for (auto& property : propertiesBlacklist)
+				dict->Remove(property);
+
+			if (!mutabl)
+				temp = dict;
+		}
+	}
 
 	return SHA1(PackObject(temp));
 }
diff --git a/lib/redis/rediswriter.hpp b/lib/redis/rediswriter.hpp
index 4124b4b64..98e0dbdb9 100644
--- a/lib/redis/rediswriter.hpp
+++ b/lib/redis/rediswriter.hpp
@@ -76,10 +76,11 @@ private:
 
 	static String CalculateCheckSumString(const String& str);
 	static String CalculateCheckSumGroups(const Array::Ptr& groups);
-	static String CalculateCheckSumProperties(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object);
+	static String CalculateCheckSumProperties(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object, const std::set<String>& propertiesBlacklist);
 	static String CalculateCheckSumVars(const CustomVarObject::Ptr& object);
 
 	static String HashValue(const Value& value);
+	static String HashValue(const Value& value, const std::set<String>& propertiesBlacklist);
 
 	static void StateChangedHandler(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object);
 	static void VersionChangedHandler(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object);