diff --git a/limitador/src/lib.rs b/limitador/src/lib.rs
index 3606730f..fd125d38 100644
--- a/limitador/src/lib.rs
+++ b/limitador/src/lib.rs
@@ -694,3 +694,48 @@ 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.add_limit(l.clone());
+        let limits = rl.get_limits(&namespace.into());
+        assert_eq!(limits.len(), 1);
+        assert!(limits.contains(&l));
+        assert_eq!(limits.iter().next().unwrap().max_value(), 42);
+
+        let r = rl
+            .check_rate_limited_and_update(&namespace.into(), &HashMap::default(), 1, true)
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(r.counters.first().unwrap().max_value(), 42);
+
+        let mut l = l.clone();
+        l.set_max_value(50);
+
+        rl.configure_with([l.clone()]).unwrap();
+        let limits = rl.get_limits(&namespace.into());
+        assert_eq!(limits.len(), 1);
+        assert!(limits.contains(&l));
+        assert_eq!(limits.iter().next().unwrap().max_value(), 50);
+
+        let r = rl
+            .check_rate_limited_and_update(&namespace.into(), &HashMap::default(), 1, true)
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(r.counters.first().unwrap().max_value(), 50);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/limitador/src/limit.rs b/limitador/src/limit.rs
index dc77f159..19dcaae7 100644
--- a/limitador/src/limit.rs
+++ b/limitador/src/limit.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl From<String> for Namespace {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Eq, Debug, Clone, PartialOrd, Ord, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Eq, Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Limit {
     #[serde(skip_serializing, default)]
     id: Option<String>,
@@ -426,6 +426,27 @@ impl Hash for Limit {
     }
 }
 
+impl PartialOrd for Limit {
+    fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
+        Some(self.cmp(other))
+    }
+}
+
+impl Ord for Limit {
+    fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering {
+        match self.namespace.cmp(&other.namespace) {
+            Ordering::Equal => match self.seconds.cmp(&other.seconds) {
+                Ordering::Equal => match self.conditions.cmp(&other.conditions) {
+                    Ordering::Equal => self.variables.cmp(&other.variables),
+                    cmp => cmp,
+                },
+                cmp => cmp,
+            },
+            cmp => cmp,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl PartialEq for Limit {
     fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
         self.namespace == other.namespace
@@ -833,6 +854,7 @@ mod conditions {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
+    use std::cmp::Ordering::Equal;
 
     #[test]
     fn limit_can_have_an_optional_name() {
@@ -1027,4 +1049,28 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(limit.id(), Some("test_id"))
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn partial_equality() {
+        let limit1 = Limit::with_id(
+            "test_id",
+            "test_namespace",
+            42,
+            60,
+            vec!["req.method == 'GET'"],
+            vec!["app_id"],
+        );
+
+        let mut limit2 = Limit::new(
+            limit1.namespace.clone(),
+            limit1.max_value + 10,
+            limit1.seconds,
+            limit1.conditions.clone(),
+            limit1.variables.clone(),
+        );
+        limit2.set_name("Who cares?".to_string());
+
+        assert_eq!(limit1.partial_cmp(&limit2), Some(Equal));
+        assert_eq!(limit1, limit2);
+    }
 }