diff --git a/system/service/dal_connection.go b/system/service/dal_connection.go
index 73b055858..16bbe779b 100644
--- a/system/service/dal_connection.go
+++ b/system/service/dal_connection.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package service
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
 
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/errors"
@@ -139,14 +138,12 @@ func (svc *dalConnection) Update(ctx context.Context, upd *types.DalConnection)
 		// validate
 		{
 			if old.Type == types.DalPrimaryConnectionResourceType {
-				if !reflect.DeepEqual(old.Config.Connection, upd.Config.Connection) {
-					// @todo err
-					return fmt.Errorf("can not update connection parameters for primary connection")
-				}
-
-				if old.Type != upd.Type {
-					return fmt.Errorf("can not update type for primary connection")
-				}
+				// when primary connection is updated,
+				// ignore configuration changes
+				//
+				// see Test_dal_connection_update_primary
+				// for more details
+				upd.Config = old.Config
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/tests/system/dal_connection_crud_test.go b/tests/system/dal_connection_crud_test.go
index e95d77a56..9b1e8c90d 100644
--- a/tests/system/dal_connection_crud_test.go
+++ b/tests/system/dal_connection_crud_test.go
@@ -191,6 +191,14 @@ func Test_dal_connection_update_primary(t *testing.T) {
 
 	helpers.AllowMe(h, types.DalConnectionRbacResource(0), "update")
 
+	// a bit of a problem with testing primary connection update
+	//
+	// when using (for running tests) anything else than connection params specified
+	// in the generic.json scenario, the update will fail
+	// with "can not update connection parameters for primary ..."
+	//
+	// see Update on dalConnection service.
+
 	h.apiInit().
 		Put(fmt.Sprintf("/dal/connections/%d", sl.ID)).
 		Header("Accept", "application/json").