diff --git a/api/datastore/sql/sql.go b/api/datastore/sql/sql.go
index f6fbd7e9d..9b4b47b71 100644
--- a/api/datastore/sql/sql.go
+++ b/api/datastore/sql/sql.go
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ func (ds *sqlStore) UpdateApp(ctx context.Context, newapp *models.App) (*models.
 		if n, err := res.RowsAffected(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		} else if n == 0 {
-			return models.ErrAppsNotFound
+			// inside of the transaction, we are querying for the app, so we know that it exists
+			return nil
 		}
 		return nil
 	})
diff --git a/test/fn-api-tests/apps_api.go b/test/fn-api-tests/apps_api.go
index 54f43f7f6..8ed33437b 100644
--- a/test/fn-api-tests/apps_api.go
+++ b/test/fn-api-tests/apps_api.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func CreateApp(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, fnclient *client.Functions, ap
 	}
 }
 
-func UpdateApp(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, fnclient *client.Functions, appName string, config map[string]string) *apps.PatchAppsAppOK {
+func CreateUpdateApp(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, fnclient *client.Functions, appName string, config map[string]string) *apps.PatchAppsAppOK {
 	CreateApp(t, ctx, fnclient, appName, map[string]string{"A": "a"})
 	cfg := &apps.PatchAppsAppParams{
 		App: appName,
diff --git a/test/fn-api-tests/apps_test.go b/test/fn-api-tests/apps_test.go
index 62e52cfb5..cec2c31ed 100644
--- a/test/fn-api-tests/apps_test.go
+++ b/test/fn-api-tests/apps_test.go
@@ -58,13 +58,29 @@ func TestApps(t *testing.T) {
 		DeleteApp(t, s.Context, s.Client, s.AppName)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("patch-app-with-exact-same-config-data", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		s := SetupDefaultSuite()
+		config := map[string]string{
+			"A": "a",
+		}
+
+		appUpdatePayload := CreateUpdateApp(t, s.Context, s.Client, s.AppName, config)
+		_, ok := appUpdatePayload.Payload.App.Config["A"]
+		if !ok {
+			t.Error("Error during app update: config map misses required entity `A` with value `a`.")
+		}
+
+		DeleteApp(t, s.Context, s.Client, s.AppName)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("patch-override-app-config", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
 		s := SetupDefaultSuite()
 		config := map[string]string{
 			"A": "b",
 		}
-		appPayload := UpdateApp(t, s.Context, s.Client, s.AppName, config)
+		appPayload := CreateUpdateApp(t, s.Context, s.Client, s.AppName, config)
 		val, ok := appPayload.Payload.App.Config["A"]
 		if !ok {
 			t.Error("Error during app config inspect: config map misses required entity `A` with value `a`.")
@@ -81,7 +97,7 @@ func TestApps(t *testing.T) {
 		config := map[string]string{
 			"B": "b",
 		}
-		appPayload := UpdateApp(t, s.Context, s.Client, s.AppName, config)
+		appPayload := CreateUpdateApp(t, s.Context, s.Client, s.AppName, config)
 		val, ok := appPayload.Payload.App.Config["B"]
 		if !ok {
 			t.Error("Error during app config inspect: config map misses required entity `B` with value `b`.")