diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/MetadataFiltersController.java b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/MetadataFiltersController.java
index 51ec71966..31c955d37 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/MetadataFiltersController.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/MetadataFiltersController.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public ResponseEntity<?> update(@PathVariable String metadataResolverId, @Reques
                 metadataResolver.getMetadataFilters().stream()
                 .filter(f -> f.getResourceId().equals(updatedFilter.getResourceId()))
                 .collect(Collectors.toList());
-        if (filters.size() != 1) {
+        if (filters.size() > 1) {
             // TODO: I don't think this should ever happen, but... if it does...
             // do something? throw exception, return error?
             LOGGER.warn("More than one filter was found for id {}! This is probably a bad thing.\n" +
diff --git a/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/MetadataFiltersControllerTests.groovy b/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/MetadataFiltersControllerTests.groovy
index 2cbf71b41..e663ca337 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/MetadataFiltersControllerTests.groovy
+++ b/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/MetadataFiltersControllerTests.groovy
@@ -165,26 +165,25 @@ class MetadataFiltersControllerTests extends Specification {
 
     def "FilterController.update updates the target EntityAttributes filter as desired"() {
         given:
-        def randomFilter = testObjectGenerator.entityAttributesFilter()
-        def updatedFilter = testObjectGenerator.entityAttributesFilter()
-        updatedFilter.resourceId = randomFilter.resourceId
-        updatedFilter.version = randomFilter.hashCode()
-
+        def originalFilter = testObjectGenerator.entityAttributesFilter()
+        def updatedFilter = testObjectGenerator.copyOf(originalFilter)
+        updatedFilter.name = 'Updated Filter'
         def postedJsonBody = mapper.writeValueAsString(updatedFilter)
 
         def originalMetadataResolver = new MetadataResolver()
         originalMetadataResolver.setResourceId(randomGenerator.randomId())
         originalMetadataResolver.setMetadataFilters(testObjectGenerator.buildAllTypesOfFilterList())
+        originalMetadataResolver.metadataFilters.add(originalFilter)
+
         def updatedMetadataResolver = new MetadataResolver()
         updatedMetadataResolver.setResourceId(originalMetadataResolver.getResourceId())
         updatedMetadataResolver.setMetadataFilters(originalMetadataResolver.getMetadataFilters().collect())
-        originalMetadataResolver.getMetadataFilters().add(randomFilter)
         updatedMetadataResolver.getMetadataFilters().add(updatedFilter)
 
         1 * metadataResolverRepository.findAll() >> [originalMetadataResolver]
         1 * metadataResolverRepository.save(_) >> updatedMetadataResolver
 
-        def filterUUID = randomFilter.getResourceId()
+        def filterUUID = updatedFilter.getResourceId()
 
         when:
         def result = mockMvc.perform(
diff --git a/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/util/TestObjectGenerator.groovy b/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/util/TestObjectGenerator.groovy
index d3da75197..fce929b75 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/util/TestObjectGenerator.groovy
+++ b/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/util/TestObjectGenerator.groovy
@@ -61,6 +61,17 @@ class TestObjectGenerator {
         }
     }
 
+    EntityAttributesFilter copyOf(EntityAttributesFilter entityAttributesFilter) {
+        new EntityAttributesFilter().with {
+            it.name = entityAttributesFilter.name
+            it.resourceId = entityAttributesFilter.resourceId
+            it.setEntityAttributesFilterTarget(entityAttributesFilter.entityAttributesFilterTarget)
+            it.setAttributes(new ArrayList<Attribute>(entityAttributesFilter.attributes))
+            it.intoTransientRepresentation()
+            it
+        }
+    }
+
     MetadataFilter buildFilter(Supplier<? extends MetadataFilter> filterSupplier) {
         MetadataFilter filter = filterSupplier.get()
         filter.setFilterEnabled(generator.randomBoolean())