diff --git a/hack/code/vpc_limits_gen/main.go b/hack/code/vpc_limits_gen/main.go
index 5baaa0460050..179bbeb578a4 100644
--- a/hack/code/vpc_limits_gen/main.go
+++ b/hack/code/vpc_limits_gen/main.go
@@ -62,5 +62,5 @@ func main() {
 	out.WriteString(newRespData)
 	defer out.Close()
 
-	fmt.Printf("Downloaded vpc/limits.go from \"%s\" to file \"%s\"\n", limitsURL.String(), out.Name)
+	fmt.Printf("Downloaded vpc/limits.go from \"%s\" to file \"%s\"\n", limitsURL.String(), out.Name())
 }
diff --git a/hack/codegen.sh b/hack/codegen.sh
index 3baee053c78a..ec603b72ff7c 100755
--- a/hack/codegen.sh
+++ b/hack/codegen.sh
@@ -9,13 +9,10 @@ echo "codegen running ENABLE_GIT_PUSH: ${ENABLE_GIT_PUSH}"
 
 bandwidth() {
   GENERATED_FILE="pkg/providers/instancetype/zz_generated.bandwidth.go"
-  NO_UPDATE=''
-  SUBJECT="Bandwidth"
 
   go run hack/code/bandwidth_gen/main.go -- "${GENERATED_FILE}"
 
-  GIT_DIFF=$(git diff --stat "${GENERATED_FILE}")
-  checkForUpdates "${GIT_DIFF}" "${NO_UPDATE}" "${SUBJECT}" "${GENERATED_FILE}"
+  checkForUpdates "${GENERATED_FILE}"
 }
 
 pricing() {
@@ -27,57 +24,58 @@ pricing() {
 
   for partition in "${PARTITIONS[@]}"; do
     GENERATED_FILE="pkg/providers/pricing/zz_generated.pricing_${partition//-/_}.go"
-    NO_UPDATE=" ${GENERATED_FILE} "$'| 4 ++--\n 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)'
-    SUBJECT="Pricing"
 
     go run hack/code/prices_gen/main.go --partition "$partition" --output "$GENERATED_FILE"
 
-    GIT_DIFF=$(git diff --stat "${GENERATED_FILE}")
-    checkForUpdates "${GIT_DIFF}" "${NO_UPDATE}" "${SUBJECT} beside timestamps since last update" "${GENERATED_FILE}"
+    IGNORE_PATTERN="// generated at"
+    checkForUpdates "${GENERATED_FILE}" "${IGNORE_PATTERN}"
   done
 }
 
 vpcLimits() {
   GENERATED_FILE="pkg/providers/instancetype/zz_generated.vpclimits.go"
-  NO_UPDATE=''
-  SUBJECT="VPC Limits"
 
   go run hack/code/vpc_limits_gen/main.go -- \
     --url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aws/amazon-vpc-resource-controller-k8s/master/pkg/aws/vpc/limits.go \
     --output="${GENERATED_FILE}"
 
-  GIT_DIFF=$(git diff --stat "${GENERATED_FILE}")
-  checkForUpdates "${GIT_DIFF}" "${NO_UPDATE}" "${SUBJECT}" "${GENERATED_FILE}"
+  checkForUpdates "${GENERATED_FILE}"
 }
 
 instanceTypeTestData() {
   GENERATED_FILE="pkg/fake/zz_generated.describe_instance_types.go"
-  NO_UPDATE=''
-  SUBJECT="Instance Type Test Data"
 
   go run hack/code/instancetype_testdata_gen/main.go --out-file ${GENERATED_FILE} \
     --instance-types t3.large,m5.large,m5.xlarge,p3.8xlarge,g4dn.8xlarge,c6g.large,inf1.2xlarge,inf1.6xlarge,trn1.2xlarge,m5.metal,dl1.24xlarge,m6idn.32xlarge,t4g.small,t4g.xlarge,t4g.medium
 
-  GIT_DIFF=$(git diff --stat "${GENERATED_FILE}")
-  checkForUpdates "${GIT_DIFF}" "${NO_UPDATE}" "${SUBJECT}" "${GENERATED_FILE}"
+  checkForUpdates "${GENERATED_FILE}"
 }
 
+# checkForUpdates is a helper function that takes in a file and an optional ignore pattern
+# to determine if there is a diff between the previous iteration of the file and the newly generated data
+# If it fines a difference between the new and the old file and the ENABLE_GIT_PUSH environment variable is set,
+# it will push the updated file with an automatic commit to the "codegen" branch
+# USAGE:
+#   checkForUpdates "pkg/providers/pricing/zz_generated.pricing_aws.go" "// generated at"
 checkForUpdates() {
-  GIT_DIFF=$1
-  NO_UPDATE=$2
-  SUBJECT=$3
-  GENERATED_FILE=$4
-
-  echo "Checking git diff for updates. ${GIT_DIFF}, ${NO_UPDATE}"
-  if [[ "${GIT_DIFF}" == "${NO_UPDATE}" ]]; then
-    noUpdates "${SUBJECT}"
-    git checkout "${GENERATED_FILE}"
+  GENERATED_FILE=$1
+  IGNORE_PATTERN=${2:-""}
+
+  if [[ -z "$IGNORE_PATTERN" ]]; then
+    GIT_DIFF=$(git diff --stat --ignore-blank-lines "${GENERATED_FILE}")
   else
-    echo "true" >/tmp/codegen-updates
-    git add "${GENERATED_FILE}"
+    GIT_DIFF=$(git diff --stat --ignore-blank-lines --ignore-matching-lines="${IGNORE_PATTERN}" "${GENERATED_FILE}")
+  fi
+
+  echo "Checking git diff for updates..."
+  if [[ -n "${GIT_DIFF}" ]]; then
+    echo "$GIT_DIFF"
     if [[ $ENABLE_GIT_PUSH == true ]]; then
-      gitCommitAndPush "${SUBJECT}"
+      gitCommitAndPush "${GENERATED_FILE}"
     fi
+  else
+    noUpdates "${GENERATED_FILE}"
+    git checkout "${GENERATED_FILE}"
   fi
 }
 
@@ -87,15 +85,16 @@ gitOpenAndPullBranch() {
 }
 
 gitCommitAndPush() {
-  UPDATE_SUBJECT=$1
-  git commit -m "CodeGen updates from AWS API for ${UPDATE_SUBJECT}"
+  GENERATED_FILE=$1
+  git add "${GENERATED_FILE}"
+  git commit -m "CodeGen updates from AWS API for ${GENERATED_FILE}"
   # Force push the branch since we might have left the branch around from the last codegen
   git push --set-upstream origin codegen --force
 }
 
 noUpdates() {
-  UPDATE_SUBJECT=$1
-  echo "No updates from AWS API for ${UPDATE_SUBJECT}"
+  GENERATED_FILE=$1
+  echo "No updates from AWS API for ${GENERATED_FILE}"
 }
 
 if [[ $ENABLE_GIT_PUSH == true ]]; then