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 068e360cd..b2b6fd0e8 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
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ 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 c0d5abf9b..45a6c0bdb 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
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ 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);
 	}
 
 	/**