diff --git a/limitador/src/lib.rs b/limitador/src/lib.rs
index 3606730f..971a2b61 100644
--- a/limitador/src/lib.rs
+++ b/limitador/src/lib.rs
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ impl RateLimiter {
                 self.add_limit(limit.clone());
             }
 
-            for limit in limits_to_keep_in_ns.union(&limits_in_namespace) {
+            for limit in limits_in_namespace.union(&limits_to_keep_in_ns) {
                 self.storage.update_limit(limit);
             }
         }
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ impl AsyncRateLimiter {
                 self.add_limit(limit.clone());
             }
 
-            for limit in limits_to_keep_in_ns.union(&limits_in_namespace) {
+            for limit in limits_in_namespace.union(&limits_to_keep_in_ns) {
                 self.storage.update_limit(limit);
             }
         }
@@ -694,3 +694,42 @@ fn classify_limits_by_namespace(
 
     res
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use crate::limit::Limit;
+    use crate::RateLimiter;
+    use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn properly_updates_existing_limits() {
+        let rl = RateLimiter::new(100);
+        let namespace = "foo";
+
+        let l = Limit::new::<_, String>(
+            namespace,
+            42,
+            100,
+            Vec::<String>::default(),
+            Vec::<String>::default(),
+        );
+        rl.configure_with([l.clone()]).unwrap();
+        let limits = rl.get_limits(&namespace.into());
+        assert!(limits.contains(&l));
+
+        let _ = rl.check_rate_limited_and_update(&namespace.into(), &HashMap::default(), 1, false);
+
+        let l = Limit::new(
+            namespace,
+            50,
+            100,
+            Vec::<String>::default(),
+            Vec::<String>::default(),
+        );
+        rl.configure_with([l.clone()]).unwrap();
+        let limits = rl.get_limits(&namespace.into());
+        assert!(limits.contains(&l));
+
+        let _ = rl.check_rate_limited_and_update(&namespace.into(), &HashMap::default(), 1, false);
+    }
+}