diff --git a/lib/services/devices/deviceRegistryMongoDB.js b/lib/services/devices/deviceRegistryMongoDB.js
index 1090eb615..ab189c4e5 100644
--- a/lib/services/devices/deviceRegistryMongoDB.js
+++ b/lib/services/devices/deviceRegistryMongoDB.js
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ function update(device, callback) {
 
             /* eslint-disable-next-line  new-cap */
             const deviceObj = new Device.model(data);
+            deviceObj.isNew = false;
             deviceObj.save(saveDeviceHandler(callback));
         }
     });