diff --git a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/resolvers/mutate/util/OwnerUtils.java b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/resolvers/mutate/util/OwnerUtils.java
index 29056eb71a7a3..ddb795189c0e3 100644
--- a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/resolvers/mutate/util/OwnerUtils.java
+++ b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/resolvers/mutate/util/OwnerUtils.java
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public static boolean isOwnerEqual(
     if (!owner.getOwner().equals(ownerUrn)) {
       return false;
     }
-    if (owner.getTypeUrn() != null) {
+    if (owner.getTypeUrn() != null && ownershipTypeUrn != null) {
       return owner.getTypeUrn().equals(ownershipTypeUrn);
     }
     if (ownershipTypeUrn == null) {
diff --git a/datahub-graphql-core/src/test/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/utils/OwnerUtilsTest.java b/datahub-graphql-core/src/test/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/utils/OwnerUtilsTest.java
index b4097d9dd045d..d524d8bfb9a6b 100644
--- a/datahub-graphql-core/src/test/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/utils/OwnerUtilsTest.java
+++ b/datahub-graphql-core/src/test/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/utils/OwnerUtilsTest.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ public void testIsOwnerEqualOnlyOwnershipTypeUrn() throws URISyntaxException {
     Urn technicalOwnershipTypeUrn = new Urn(TECHNICAL_OWNER_OWNERSHIP_TYPE_URN);
     Urn businessOwnershipTypeUrn = new Urn(BUSINESS_OWNER_OWNERSHIP_TYPE_URN);
     Urn ownerUrn1 = new Urn("urn:li:corpuser:foo");
+    Urn ownerUrn2 = new Urn("urn:li:corpuser:bar");
 
     Owner ownerWithTechnicalOwnership = new Owner();
     ownerWithTechnicalOwnership.setOwner(ownerUrn1);
@@ -72,12 +73,17 @@ public void testIsOwnerEqualOnlyOwnershipTypeUrn() throws URISyntaxException {
     ownerWithoutOwnershipType.setOwner(ownerUrn1);
     ownerWithoutOwnershipType.setType(OwnershipType.NONE);
 
+    Owner owner2WithoutOwnershipType = new Owner();
+    owner2WithoutOwnershipType.setOwner(ownerUrn2);
+    owner2WithoutOwnershipType.setType(OwnershipType.NONE);
+
     assertTrue(
         OwnerUtils.isOwnerEqual(ownerWithTechnicalOwnership, ownerUrn1, technicalOwnershipTypeUrn));
     assertFalse(
         OwnerUtils.isOwnerEqual(ownerWithBusinessOwnership, ownerUrn1, technicalOwnershipTypeUrn));
-    assertFalse(OwnerUtils.isOwnerEqual(ownerWithTechnicalOwnership, ownerUrn1, null));
+    assertTrue(OwnerUtils.isOwnerEqual(ownerWithTechnicalOwnership, ownerUrn1, null));
     assertTrue(OwnerUtils.isOwnerEqual(ownerWithoutOwnershipType, ownerUrn1, null));
+    assertFalse(OwnerUtils.isOwnerEqual(owner2WithoutOwnershipType, ownerUrn1, null));
   }
 
   public void testIsOwnerEqualWithBothLegacyAndNewType() throws URISyntaxException {