diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/services/ContentManager.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/services/ContentManager.js
index 2382b15df9..5446898c3f 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/services/ContentManager.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/services/ContentManager.js
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   edit(params, { data, files }, { model } = {}) {
-    return strapi.entityService.update({ params, data, files }, { model });
+    const publishData = _.omit(data, PUBLISHED_AT_ATTRIBUTE);
+    return strapi.entityService.update({ params, data: publishData, files }, { model });
   },
 
   delete(model, query) {
diff --git a/packages/strapi/__tests__/api/basic-dp.test.e2e.js b/packages/strapi/__tests__/api/basic-dp.test.e2e.js
index d50f69d357..c4d8a9257e 100644
--- a/packages/strapi/__tests__/api/basic-dp.test.e2e.js
+++ b/packages/strapi/__tests__/api/basic-dp.test.e2e.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe('Core API - Basic + draftAndPublish', () => {
     data.products.push(res.body);
   });
 
-  test('Create a product + cannot overwrite published_at', async () => {
+  test('Create a product + can overwrite published_at', async () => {
     const product = {
       name: 'Product 2',
       description: 'Product description',
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ describe('Core API - Basic + draftAndPublish', () => {
     expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
     expect(res.body).toMatchObject(_.omit(product, 'published_at'));
     expect(res.body.published_at).toBeISODate();
-    expect(res.body.published_at).not.toBe(product.published_at);
+    expect(res.body.published_at).toBe(product.published_at);
     data.products.push(res.body);
   });
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ describe('Core API - Basic + draftAndPublish', () => {
     data.products[0] = res.body;
   });
 
-  test('Update product + cannot overwrite published_at', async () => {
+  test('Update product + can overwrite published_at', async () => {
     const product = {
       name: 'Product 1 updated',
       description: 'Updated Product description',
@@ -155,9 +155,8 @@ describe('Core API - Basic + draftAndPublish', () => {
 
     expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
     expect(res.body).toMatchObject(_.pick(data.products[0], ['name', 'description']));
-    expect(res.body.published_at).toBe(data.products[0].published_at);
     expect(res.body.published_at).toBeISODate();
-    expect(res.body.published_at).not.toBe(product.published_at);
+    expect(res.body.published_at).toBe(product.published_at);
     data.products[0] = res.body;
   });