diff --git a/server/api/team.js b/server/api/team.js
index ea9f817a..c71f8d82 100644
--- a/server/api/team.js
+++ b/server/api/team.js
@@ -37,17 +37,19 @@ router.post("team.update", auth(), async (ctx) => {
 
   await team.save();
 
-  for (const change of changes) {
-    data[change] = team[change];
-  }
+  if (changes) {
+    for (const change of changes) {
+      data[change] = team[change];
+    }
 
-  await Event.create({
-    name: "teams.update",
-    actorId: user.id,
-    teamId: user.teamId,
-    data,
-    ip: ctx.request.ip,
-  });
+    await Event.create({
+      name: "teams.update",
+      actorId: user.id,
+      teamId: user.teamId,
+      data,
+      ip: ctx.request.ip,
+    });
+  }
 
   ctx.body = {
     data: presentTeam(team),
diff --git a/server/api/team.test.js b/server/api/team.test.js
index 7fb3ba54..09675a73 100644
--- a/server/api/team.test.js
+++ b/server/api/team.test.js
@@ -21,6 +21,17 @@ describe("#team.update", () => {
     expect(body.data.name).toEqual("New name");
   });
 
+  it("should allow identical team details", async () => {
+    const { admin, team } = await seed();
+    const res = await server.post("/api/team.update", {
+      body: { token: admin.getJwtToken(), name: team.name },
+    });
+    const body = await res.json();
+
+    expect(res.status).toEqual(200);
+    expect(body.data.name).toEqual(team.name);
+  });
+
   it("should require admin", async () => {
     const { user } = await seed();
     const res = await server.post("/api/team.update", {