diff --git a/packages/api/src/elastic/labels.ts b/packages/api/src/elastic/labels.ts
index 90c930ac2..9ba712701 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/elastic/labels.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/elastic/labels.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export const deleteLabelInPages = async (
       refresh: ctx.refresh,
     })
 
-    if (body.updated === 0) return false
+    console.log('updated pages', body.updated)
 
     await ctx.pubsub.entityDeleted(EntityType.LABEL, label, ctx.uid)
 
@@ -146,3 +146,56 @@ export const deleteLabelInPages = async (
     return false
   }
 }
+
+export const updateLabelInPage = async (
+  label: Label,
+  ctx: PageContext
+): Promise<boolean> => {
+  try {
+    const { body } = await client.updateByQuery({
+      index: INDEX_ALIAS,
+      body: {
+        script: {
+          source: `ctx._source.labels.removeIf(h -> h.name == params.label.name);
+                   ctx._source.labels.add(params.label)`,
+          lang: 'painless',
+          params: {
+            label: label,
+          },
+        },
+        query: {
+          bool: {
+            filter: [
+              {
+                term: {
+                  userId: ctx.uid,
+                },
+              },
+              {
+                nested: {
+                  path: 'labels',
+                  query: {
+                    term: {
+                      'labels.name': label.name,
+                    },
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      refresh: ctx.refresh,
+    })
+
+    console.log('updated pages', body.updated)
+
+    await ctx.pubsub.entityUpdated<Label>(EntityType.LABEL, label, ctx.uid)
+
+    return true
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error('failed to update label in elastic', e)
+
+    return false
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/labels/index.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/labels/index.ts
index b95d46521..8213742d2 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/labels/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/labels/index.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ import { getRepository, setClaims } from '../../entity/utils'
 import { createPubSubClient } from '../../datalayer/pubsub'
 import { AppDataSource } from '../../server'
 import { getPageById } from '../../elastic/pages'
-import { deleteLabelInPages, updateLabelsInPage } from '../../elastic/labels'
+import {
+  deleteLabelInPages,
+  updateLabelInPage,
+  updateLabelsInPage,
+} from '../../elastic/labels'
 
 export const labelsResolver = authorized<LabelsSuccess, LabelsError>(
   async (_obj, _params, { claims: { uid }, log }) => {
@@ -266,7 +270,7 @@ export const updateLabelResolver = authorized<
   UpdateLabelSuccess,
   UpdateLabelError,
   MutationUpdateLabelArgs
->(async (_, { input }, { claims: { uid }, log }) => {
+>(async (_, { input }, { claims: { uid }, log, pubsub }) => {
   log.info('updateLabelResolver')
 
   try {
@@ -308,7 +312,17 @@ export const updateLabelResolver = authorized<
     if (!result.affected) {
       log.error('failed to update')
       return {
-        errorCodes: [UpdateLabelErrorCode.NotFound],
+        errorCodes: [UpdateLabelErrorCode.BadRequest],
+      }
+    }
+
+    const updated = await updateLabelInPage(label, {
+      pubsub,
+      uid,
+    })
+    if (!updated) {
+      return {
+        errorCodes: [UpdateLabelErrorCode.BadRequest],
       }
     }