diff --git a/directory/api/entries.go b/directory/api/entries.go
index daae8a7f..bc2e4ce1 100644
--- a/directory/api/entries.go
+++ b/directory/api/entries.go
@@ -1153,15 +1153,9 @@ func (a ApiImpl) UpdateEntry(ctx context.Context, request UpdateEntryRequestObje
 		} else {
 			lmsConfig := request.Body.LmsConfig.MustGet()
 			originalLMSConfig, queryErr := qtx.GetLMSConfigByEntry(ctx, orig.ID)
-			if queryErr != nil {
-				if errors.Is(queryErr, pgx.ErrNoRows) {
-					if lmsConfig.Address == nil || lmsConfig.FromAgency == nil {
-						return UpdateEntry400TextResponse("lmsConfig.address and lmsConfig.fromAgency are required when creating lmsConfig"), nil
-					}
-				} else {
-					slog.ErrorContext(ctx, "unable to query original lmsConfig", "error", queryErr)
-					return UpdateEntry500TextResponse("Internal server error"), nil
-				}
+			if queryErr != nil && !errors.Is(queryErr, pgx.ErrNoRows) {
+				slog.ErrorContext(ctx, "unable to query original lmsConfig", "error", queryErr)
+				return UpdateEntry500TextResponse("Internal server error"), nil
 			}
 
 			_, err = qtx.UpsertLMSConfig(ctx, db.UpsertLMSConfigParams{
diff --git a/directory/test/entries_test.go b/directory/test/entries_test.go
index fcd2f22f..f6a324d5 100644
--- a/directory/test/entries_test.go
+++ b/directory/test/entries_test.go
@@ -450,7 +450,8 @@ func TestEntryCases(t *testing.T) {
 			method:      http.MethodPatch,
 			endpoint:    "/entries/by-id/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000003",
 			bodyFile:    "entry-new-lmsconfig-incomplete.patch.req.json",
-			status:      http.StatusBadRequest,
+			status:      http.StatusNoContent,
+			refetchFile: "entry-new-lmsconfig-incomplete.patch.refetch.json",
 			addlHeaders: consortiumPermissionHeaders,
 		},
 		{