diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraBatchOperations.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraBatchOperations.java
index c17799a5a..02bd3aec7 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraBatchOperations.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraBatchOperations.java
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ default CassandraBatchOperations update(Object entity, WriteOptions options) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(entity, "Entity must not be null");
 
-		return insert(Collections.singleton(entity), options);
+		return update(Collections.singleton(entity), options);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/ReactiveCassandraBatchOperations.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/ReactiveCassandraBatchOperations.java
index fcf4cf8fd..6d4046c9a 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/ReactiveCassandraBatchOperations.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/ReactiveCassandraBatchOperations.java
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ default ReactiveCassandraBatchOperations update(Object entity, WriteOptions opti
 
 		Assert.notNull(entity, "Entity must not be null");
 
-		return insert(Collections.singleton(entity), options);
+		return update(Collections.singleton(entity), options);
 	}
 
 	/**