diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e532812bb40c..bfb86d588c20 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ Main (unreleased)
  
 - Update `pyroscope.ebpf` to produce more optimal pprof profiles for python processes https://github.com/grafana/pyroscope/pull/2788 (@korniltsev)
 
+- Fixes `loki.source.docker` a behavior that synced an incomplete list of targets to the tailer manager. (@FerdinandvHagen)
+
 v0.38.1 (2023-11-30)
 --------------------
 
diff --git a/component/loki/source/docker/docker.go b/component/loki/source/docker/docker.go
index 53a25b85da47..400b1d30b5e6 100644
--- a/component/loki/source/docker/docker.go
+++ b/component/loki/source/docker/docker.go
@@ -242,11 +242,11 @@ func (c *Component) Update(args component.Arguments) error {
 			return err
 		}
 		targets = append(targets, tgt)
-
-		// This will never fail because it only fails if the context gets canceled.
-		_ = c.manager.syncTargets(context.Background(), targets)
 	}
 
+	// This will never fail because it only fails if the context gets canceled.
+	_ = c.manager.syncTargets(context.Background(), targets)
+
 	c.args = newArgs
 	return nil
 }