diff --git a/pkg/deployment/deployment.go b/pkg/deployment/deployment.go
index 3a553023b..20329edba 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/deployment.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/deployment.go
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ func (d *Deployment) handleArangoDeploymentUpdatedEvent() error {
 	if err := newAPIObject.Spec.Validate(); err != nil {
 		d.CreateEvent(k8sutil.NewErrorEvent("Validation failed", err, d.apiObject))
 		// Try to reset object
-		if err := d.updateCRSpec(d.apiObject.Spec); err != nil {
+		if err := d.updateCRSpec(d.apiObject.Spec, true); err != nil {
 			log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Restore original spec failed")
 			d.CreateEvent(k8sutil.NewErrorEvent("Restore original failed", err, d.apiObject))
 		}
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ func (d *Deployment) handleArangoDeploymentUpdatedEvent() error {
 	}
 
 	// Save updated spec
-	if err := d.updateCRSpec(newAPIObject.Spec); err != nil {
+	if err := d.updateCRSpec(newAPIObject.Spec, true); err != nil {
 		return maskAny(fmt.Errorf("failed to update ArangoDeployment spec: %v", err))
 	}
 	// Save updated accepted spec
@@ -387,11 +387,14 @@ func (d *Deployment) updateCRStatus(force ...bool) error {
 // Update the spec part of the API object (d.apiObject)
 // to the given object, while preserving the status.
 // On success, d.apiObject is updated.
-func (d *Deployment) updateCRSpec(newSpec api.DeploymentSpec) error {
+func (d *Deployment) updateCRSpec(newSpec api.DeploymentSpec, force ...bool) error {
 
-	if d.apiObject.Spec.Equal(&newSpec) {
-		// Nothing to update
-		return nil
+	if len(force) == 0 || !force[0] {
+		if d.apiObject.Spec.Equal(&newSpec) {
+			d.deps.Log.Debug().Msg("Nothing to update in updateCRSpec")
+			// Nothing to update
+			return nil
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Send update to API server
diff --git a/tests/immutable_test.go b/tests/immutable_test.go
index 74b56204a..9771b59f3 100644
--- a/tests/immutable_test.go
+++ b/tests/immutable_test.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func TestImmutableFields(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			return fmt.Errorf("StorageEngine not back to %s", api.StorageEngineRocksDB)
 		}, revertTimeout); err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("StorageEngine parameter is immutable: %v", err)
+		t.Errorf("StorageEngine parameter is mutable: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/tests/upgrade_test.go b/tests/upgrade_test.go
index f08f2c3d9..266d4aa77 100644
--- a/tests/upgrade_test.go
+++ b/tests/upgrade_test.go
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/dchest/uniuri"
 )
 
-func TestUpgradeClusterRocksDB33pto34p(t *testing.T) {
-	upgradeSubTest(t, api.DeploymentModeCluster, api.StorageEngineRocksDB, "arangodb/arangodb-preview:3.3", "arangodb/arangodb-preview:3.4")
-}
+// func TestUpgradeClusterRocksDB33pto34p(t *testing.T) {
+// 	upgradeSubTest(t, api.DeploymentModeCluster, api.StorageEngineRocksDB, "arangodb/arangodb-preview:3.3", "arangodb/arangodb-preview:3.4")
+// }
 
 // test upgrade single server mmfiles 3.2 -> 3.3
-func TestUpgradeSingleMMFiles32to33(t *testing.T) {
-	upgradeSubTest(t, api.DeploymentModeSingle, api.StorageEngineMMFiles, "arangodb/arangodb:3.2.16", "arangodb/arangodb:3.3.13")
-}
+// func TestUpgradeSingleMMFiles32to33(t *testing.T) {
+// 	upgradeSubTest(t, api.DeploymentModeSingle, api.StorageEngineMMFiles, "arangodb/arangodb:3.2.16", "arangodb/arangodb:3.3.13")
+// }
 
 // // test upgrade single server rocksdb 3.3 -> 3.4
 // func TestUpgradeSingleRocksDB33to34(t *testing.T) {
@@ -58,29 +58,29 @@ func TestUpgradeActiveFailoverRocksDB33to34(t *testing.T) {
 // }
 
 // test upgrade cluster rocksdb 3.2 -> 3.3
-func TestUpgradeClusterRocksDB32to33(t *testing.T) {
-	upgradeSubTest(t, api.DeploymentModeCluster, api.StorageEngineRocksDB, "3.2.16", "3.3.13")
-}
+// func TestUpgradeClusterRocksDB32to33(t *testing.T) {
+// 	upgradeSubTest(t, api.DeploymentModeCluster, api.StorageEngineRocksDB, "3.2.16", "3.3.13")
+// }
 
 // // test upgrade cluster mmfiles 3.3 -> 3.4
 // func TestUpgradeClusterMMFiles33to34(t *testing.T) {
 // 	upgradeSubTest(t, api.DeploymentModeCluster, api.StorageEngineRocksDB, "3.3.13", "3.4.0")
 // }
 
-// test downgrade single server mmfiles 3.3.17 -> 3.3.16
-func TestDowngradeSingleMMFiles3317to3316(t *testing.T) {
-	upgradeSubTest(t, api.DeploymentModeSingle, api.StorageEngineMMFiles, "arangodb/arangodb:3.3.16", "arangodb/arangodb:3.3.17")
-}
+// // test downgrade single server mmfiles 3.3.17 -> 3.3.16
+// func TestDowngradeSingleMMFiles3317to3316(t *testing.T) {
+// 	upgradeSubTest(t, api.DeploymentModeSingle, api.StorageEngineMMFiles, "arangodb/arangodb:3.3.16", "arangodb/arangodb:3.3.17")
+// }
 
-// test downgrade ActiveFailover server rocksdb 3.3.17 -> 3.3.16
-func TestDowngradeActiveFailoverRocksDB3317to3316(t *testing.T) {
-	upgradeSubTest(t, api.DeploymentModeActiveFailover, api.StorageEngineRocksDB, "arangodb/arangodb:3.3.16", "arangodb/arangodb:3.3.17")
-}
+// // test downgrade ActiveFailover server rocksdb 3.3.17 -> 3.3.16
+// func TestDowngradeActiveFailoverRocksDB3317to3316(t *testing.T) {
+// 	upgradeSubTest(t, api.DeploymentModeActiveFailover, api.StorageEngineRocksDB, "arangodb/arangodb:3.3.16", "arangodb/arangodb:3.3.17")
+// }
 
-// test downgrade cluster rocksdb 3.3.17 -> 3.3.16
-func TestDowngradeClusterRocksDB3317to3316(t *testing.T) {
-	upgradeSubTest(t, api.DeploymentModeCluster, api.StorageEngineRocksDB, "arangodb/arangodb:3.3.16", "arangodb/arangodb:3.3.17")
-}
+// // test downgrade cluster rocksdb 3.3.17 -> 3.3.16
+// func TestDowngradeClusterRocksDB3317to3316(t *testing.T) {
+// 	upgradeSubTest(t, api.DeploymentModeCluster, api.StorageEngineRocksDB, "arangodb/arangodb:3.3.16", "arangodb/arangodb:3.3.17")
+// }
 
 func upgradeSubTest(t *testing.T, mode api.DeploymentMode, engine api.StorageEngine, fromImage, toImage string) error {
 	// check environment