diff --git a/vault/identity_store_entities.go b/vault/identity_store_entities.go
index 5f0e8e6b10ca..f179d0b5a629 100644
--- a/vault/identity_store_entities.go
+++ b/vault/identity_store_entities.go
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ func (i *IdentityStore) handleEntityUpdateCommon() framework.OperationFunc {
 		// Get the name
 		entityName := d.Get("name").(string)
 		if entityName != "" {
-			entityByName, err := i.MemDBEntityByName(ctx, entityName, false)
+			entityByName, err := i.MemDBEntityByName(ctx, entityName, true)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}