diff --git a/server/metadata/tenant.go b/server/metadata/tenant.go
index c21fe18a0..52abf1930 100644
--- a/server/metadata/tenant.go
+++ b/server/metadata/tenant.go
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ func (m *TenantManager) RefreshNamespaceAccounts(ctx context.Context) error {
 			tenant.Lock()
 			tenantMeta := tenant.namespace.Metadata()
 			tenantMeta.Accounts = metadata.Accounts
+			tenant.namespace.SetMetadata(tenantMeta)
 			tenant.Unlock()
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/server/services/v1/database/base_runner.go b/server/services/v1/database/base_runner.go
index 5cbab19ac..d57cbce2c 100644
--- a/server/services/v1/database/base_runner.go
+++ b/server/services/v1/database/base_runner.go
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ func (*BaseQueryRunner) mutateAndValidatePayload(ctx context.Context, coll *sche
 	}
 
 	if request.NeedSchemaValidation(ctx) {
+		if mutator.ofType() == updateMutator {
+			// there may be dot notation in the field
+			deserializedDoc = util.UnFlatMap(deserializedDoc)
+		}
 		if err = coll.Validate(deserializedDoc); err != nil {
 			// schema validation failed
 			return doc, err
diff --git a/server/services/v1/database/mutator.go b/server/services/v1/database/mutator.go
index 2ad2d7525..5d6a7c503 100644
--- a/server/services/v1/database/mutator.go
+++ b/server/services/v1/database/mutator.go
@@ -21,11 +21,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tigrisdata/tigris/server/services/v1/common"
 )
 
+const (
+	insertMutator = "insert_mutator"
+	updateMutator = "update_mutator"
+)
+
 type mutator interface {
 	isMutated() bool
 	stringToInt64(doc map[string]any) error
 	setDefaultsInIncomingPayload(doc map[string]any) error
 	setDefaultsInExistingPayload(doc map[string]any) error
+	ofType() string
 }
 
 type baseMutator struct {
@@ -75,6 +81,8 @@ func (mutator *insertPayloadMutator) setDefaults(doc map[string]any, field *sche
 	}
 }
 
+func (*insertPayloadMutator) ofType() string { return insertMutator }
+
 type updatePayloadMutator struct {
 	*baseMutator
 
@@ -115,6 +123,8 @@ func (mutator *updatePayloadMutator) setDefaults(doc map[string]any, field *sche
 	}
 }
 
+func (*updatePayloadMutator) ofType() string { return updateMutator }
+
 func (p *baseMutator) isMutated() bool {
 	return p.mutated
 }
diff --git a/test/v1/server/document_test.go b/test/v1/server/document_test.go
index f5403610f..db2fda00f 100644
--- a/test/v1/server/document_test.go
+++ b/test/v1/server/document_test.go
@@ -2879,6 +2879,127 @@ func TestUpdate_Object(t *testing.T) {
 		}})
 }
 
+func TestUpdate_ObjectDotNotation(t *testing.T) {
+	db, _ := setupTests(t)
+	defer cleanupTests(t, db)
+
+	collection := "test_update_collection"
+	schema := Map{
+		"schema": Map{
+			"title": collection,
+			"properties": Map{
+				"a": Map{
+					"type": "integer",
+				},
+				"b": Map{
+					"type": "string",
+				},
+				"c": Map{
+					"type": "object",
+					"properties": Map{
+						"f1": Map{
+							"type": "string",
+						},
+						"f2": Map{
+							"type": "string",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				"d": Map{
+					"type":       "object",
+					"properties": Map{},
+				},
+			},
+			"primary_key": []any{"a"},
+		},
+	}
+	createCollection(t, db, collection, schema).Status(200)
+
+	inputDocument := []Doc{
+		{
+			"a": 1,
+			"b": "1",
+			"c": Doc{"f1": "A", "f2": "B"},
+			"d": Doc{"f1": "A", "f2": "B"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	insertDocuments(t, db, collection, inputDocument, false).
+		Status(http.StatusOK)
+
+	updateByFilter(t,
+		db,
+		collection,
+		Map{
+			"filter": Map{
+				"b": "1",
+			},
+		},
+		Map{
+			"fields": Map{
+				"$set": Map{
+					"c.f1": "updated_A",
+					"d.f1": "updated_A",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		nil).Status(http.StatusOK).
+		JSON().
+		Object().
+		ValueEqual("modified_count", 1).
+		Path("$.metadata").Object()
+
+	readAndValidate(t,
+		db,
+		collection,
+		Map{
+			"b": "1",
+		},
+		nil,
+		[]Doc{{
+			"a": 1,
+			"b": "1",
+			"c": Doc{"f1": "updated_A", "f2": "B"},
+			"d": Doc{"f1": "updated_A", "f2": "B"},
+		}})
+
+	updateByFilter(t,
+		db,
+		collection,
+		Map{
+			"filter": Map{
+				"b": "1",
+			},
+		},
+		Map{
+			"fields": Map{
+				"$set": Map{
+					"c.f2": "updated_B",
+					"d.f2": "updated_B",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		nil).Status(http.StatusOK).
+		JSON().
+		Object().
+		ValueEqual("modified_count", 1).
+		Path("$.metadata").Object()
+
+	readAndValidate(t,
+		db,
+		collection,
+		Map{
+			"b": "1",
+		},
+		nil,
+		[]Doc{{
+			"a": 1,
+			"b": "1",
+			"c": Doc{"f1": "updated_A", "f2": "updated_B"},
+			"d": Doc{"f1": "updated_A", "f2": "updated_B"},
+		}})
+}
+
 func TestDelete_BadRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	db, coll := setupTests(t)
 	defer cleanupTests(t, db)