diff --git a/packages/core/src/service/services/role.service.ts b/packages/core/src/service/services/role.service.ts
index f551de8bdb..1a1d9f66d6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/service/services/role.service.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/service/services/role.service.ts
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ export class RoleService {
                 input.permissions,
             );
         }
-        const updatedRole = patchEntity(role, {
+        patchEntity(role, {
             code: input.code,
             description: input.description,
             permissions: input.permissions
@@ -275,11 +275,12 @@ export class RoleService {
                 : undefined,
         });
         if (targetChannels) {
-            updatedRole.channels = targetChannels;
+            role.channels = targetChannels;
         }
-        await this.connection.getRepository(ctx, Role).save(updatedRole, { reload: false });
-        await this.eventBus.publish(new RoleEvent(ctx, role, 'updated', input));
-        return await assertFound(this.findOne(ctx, role.id));
+        await this.connection.getRepository(ctx, Role).save(role, { reload: false });
+        const updatedRole = await assertFound(this.findOne(ctx, role.id));
+        await this.eventBus.publish(new RoleEvent(ctx, updatedRole, 'updated', input));
+        return updatedRole;
     }
 
     async delete(ctx: RequestContext, id: ID): Promise<DeletionResponse> {