diff --git a/packages/core/admin/server/services/api-token.js b/packages/core/admin/server/services/api-token.js
index 0a47854c43..4ac5141723 100644
--- a/packages/core/admin/server/services/api-token.js
+++ b/packages/core/admin/server/services/api-token.js
@@ -335,8 +335,8 @@ const update = async (id, attributes) => {
   }
 
   const changingTypeToCustom =
-    attributes.type === constants.API_TOKEN_TYPE.custom &&
-    originalToken.type !== constants.API_TOKEN_TYPE.custom;
+    attributes.type === constants.API_TOKEN_TYPE.CUSTOM &&
+    originalToken.type !== constants.API_TOKEN_TYPE.CUSTOM;
 
   // if we're updating the permissions on any token type, or changing from non-custom to custom, ensure they're still valid
   // if neither type nor permissions are changing, we don't need to validate again or else we can't allow partial update