diff --git a/cloud/aws/elasticache/common/monitors-elasticache.tf b/cloud/aws/elasticache/common/monitors-elasticache.tf
index 6d53ade..c826d4c 100644
--- a/cloud/aws/elasticache/common/monitors-elasticache.tf
+++ b/cloud/aws/elasticache/common/monitors-elasticache.tf
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "elasticache_eviction" {
     ) > 0
   EOF
 
+  lifecycle {
+    ignore_changes = ["type"]
+  }
+
   notify_no_data      = false
   evaluation_delay    = "${var.delay}"
   renotify_interval   = 0
@@ -37,6 +41,10 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "elasticache_max_connection" {
     ) >= 65000
   EOF
 
+  lifecycle {
+    ignore_changes = ["type"]
+  }
+
   notify_no_data      = true
   evaluation_delay    = "${var.delay}"
   renotify_interval   = 0
@@ -64,6 +72,10 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "elasticache_no_connection" {
     ) <= 0
   EOF
 
+  lifecycle {
+    ignore_changes = ["type"]
+  }
+
   notify_no_data      = true
   evaluation_delay    = "${var.delay}"
   renotify_interval   = 0
@@ -91,6 +103,10 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "elasticache_swap" {
     ) > ${var.swap_threshold_critical}
   EOF
 
+  lifecycle {
+    ignore_changes = ["type"]
+  }
+
   thresholds {
     warning  = "${var.swap_threshold_warning}"
     critical = "${var.swap_threshold_critical}"
@@ -124,6 +140,10 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "elasticache_free_memory" {
     < ${var.free_memory_threshold_critical}
   EOF
 
+  lifecycle {
+    ignore_changes = ["type"]
+  }
+
   thresholds {
     warning  = "${var.free_memory_threshold_warning}"
     critical = "${var.free_memory_threshold_critical}"
@@ -156,6 +176,10 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "elasticache_eviction_growing" {
     > ${var.eviction_growing_threshold_critical}
   EOF
 
+  lifecycle {
+    ignore_changes = ["type"]
+  }
+
   thresholds {
     warning  = "${var.eviction_growing_threshold_warning}"
     critical = "${var.eviction_growing_threshold_critical}"
diff --git a/cloud/aws/elasticache/memcached/monitors-memcached.tf b/cloud/aws/elasticache/memcached/monitors-memcached.tf
index 37d109b..b87854c 100644
--- a/cloud/aws/elasticache/memcached/monitors-memcached.tf
+++ b/cloud/aws/elasticache/memcached/monitors-memcached.tf
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "memcached_get_hits" {
     ) < ${var.get_hits_threshold_critical}
   EOF
 
+  lifecycle {
+    ignore_changes = ["type"]
+  }
+
   thresholds {
     warning  = "${var.get_hits_threshold_warning}"
     critical = "${var.get_hits_threshold_critical}"
@@ -99,6 +103,10 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "memcached_cpu_high" {
     ) > ${var.cpu_high_threshold_critical}
   EOF
 
+  lifecycle {
+    ignore_changes = ["type"]
+  }
+
   thresholds {
     warning  = "${var.cpu_high_threshold_warning}"
     critical = "${var.cpu_high_threshold_critical}"
diff --git a/cloud/aws/elasticache/redis/monitors-redis.tf b/cloud/aws/elasticache/redis/monitors-redis.tf
index 08f35ef..2ecc561 100644
--- a/cloud/aws/elasticache/redis/monitors-redis.tf
+++ b/cloud/aws/elasticache/redis/monitors-redis.tf
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "redis_cache_hits" {
     ) * 100 < ${var.cache_hits_threshold_critical}
   EOF
 
+  lifecycle {
+    ignore_changes = ["type"]
+  }
+
   thresholds {
     warning  = "${var.cache_hits_threshold_warning}"
     critical = "${var.cache_hits_threshold_critical}"
@@ -99,6 +103,10 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "redis_cpu_high" {
     ) > ${var.cpu_high_threshold_critical}
   EOF
 
+  lifecycle {
+    ignore_changes = ["type"]
+  }
+
   notify_no_data      = true
   evaluation_delay    = "${var.delay}"
   renotify_interval   = 0
@@ -126,6 +134,10 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "redis_replication_lag" {
     ) > ${var.replication_lag_threshold_critical}
   EOF
 
+  lifecycle {
+    ignore_changes = ["type"]
+  }
+
   thresholds {
     warning  = "${var.replication_lag_threshold_warning}"
     critical = "${var.replication_lag_threshold_critical}"
@@ -159,6 +171,10 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "redis_commands" {
     ) <= 0
   EOF
 
+  lifecycle {
+    ignore_changes = ["type"]
+  }
+
   notify_no_data      = true
   evaluation_delay    = "${var.delay}"
   renotify_interval   = 0