diff --git a/spacelift/resource_context.go b/spacelift/resource_context.go
index b26e178e..1e7cbf17 100644
--- a/spacelift/resource_context.go
+++ b/spacelift/resource_context.go
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ func resourceContext() *schema.Resource {
 				Type:             schema.TypeString,
 				Description:      "Name of the context - should be unique in one account",
 				Required:         true,
-				ForceNew:         true,
 				ValidateDiagFunc: validations.DisallowEmptyString,
 			},
 			"space_id": {
diff --git a/spacelift/resource_context_test.go b/spacelift/resource_context_test.go
index 1abf3e45..0aceac23 100644
--- a/spacelift/resource_context_test.go
+++ b/spacelift/resource_context_test.go
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ func TestContextResource(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: config("old description"),
 				Check: Resource(
 					resourceName,
-					Attribute("id", StartsWith("provider-test-context-")),
-					Attribute("name", StartsWith("Provider test context")),
+					Attribute("id", Equals("provider-test-context-old-description")),
+					Attribute("name", Equals("Provider test context old description")),
 					Attribute("description", Equals("old description")),
 					SetEquals("labels", "one", "two"),
 					Attribute("after_apply.#", Equals("1")),
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ func TestContextResource(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: config("new description"),
 				Check: Resource(
 					resourceName,
+					Attribute("id", Equals("provider-test-context-old-description")),   // ID shouldn't change on rename
+					Attribute("name", Equals("Provider test context new description")), // but the name should
 					Attribute("description", Equals("new description")),
 				),
 			},