diff --git a/internal/cli/atlas/customdbroles/update.go b/internal/cli/atlas/customdbroles/update.go
index f4904321a7..b8ba6f99c9 100644
--- a/internal/cli/atlas/customdbroles/update.go
+++ b/internal/cli/atlas/customdbroles/update.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mongodb/mongodb-atlas-cli/internal/config"
 	"github.com/mongodb/mongodb-atlas-cli/internal/convert"
 	"github.com/mongodb/mongodb-atlas-cli/internal/flag"
-	"github.com/mongodb/mongodb-atlas-cli/internal/pointer"
 	"github.com/mongodb/mongodb-atlas-cli/internal/store"
 	"github.com/mongodb/mongodb-atlas-cli/internal/usage"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -69,20 +68,18 @@ func (opts *UpdateOpts) Run() error {
 }
 
 func (opts *UpdateOpts) newCustomDBRole(existingRole *atlasv2.UserCustomDBRole) *atlasv2.UserCustomDBRole {
-	out := &atlasv2.UserCustomDBRole{
-		InheritedRoles: pointer.Get(convert.BuildAtlasInheritedRoles(opts.inheritedRoles)),
-	}
+	inheritedRoles := convert.BuildAtlasInheritedRoles(opts.inheritedRoles)
 	actions := joinActions(convert.BuildAtlasActions(opts.action))
-	inheritedRoles := []atlasv2.DatabaseInheritedRole{}
 
 	if opts.append {
 		actions = appendActions(existingRole.GetActions(), actions)
 		inheritedRoles = append(inheritedRoles, existingRole.GetInheritedRoles()...)
 	}
-	out.SetActions(actions)
-	out.SetInheritedRoles(inheritedRoles)
 
-	return out
+	return &atlasv2.UserCustomDBRole{
+		Actions:        &actions,
+		InheritedRoles: &inheritedRoles,
+	}
 }
 
 func (opts *UpdateOpts) validate() error {
diff --git a/test/e2e/atlas/custom_db_roles_test.go b/test/e2e/atlas/custom_db_roles_test.go
index 9be10a40e1..c6412c7b86 100644
--- a/test/e2e/atlas/custom_db_roles_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/atlas/custom_db_roles_test.go
@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	createPrivilege = "UPDATE"
-	updatePrivilege = "LIST_SESSIONS"
-	inheritedRole   = "enableSharding@admin"
-	enableSharding  = "enableSharding"
+	createPrivilege             = "UPDATE"
+	updatePrivilege             = "LIST_SESSIONS"
+	enableShardingRole          = "enableSharding"
+	enableShardingInheritedRole = "enableSharding@admin"
+	readRole                    = "read"
+	readInheritedRole           = "read@mydb"
 )
 
 func TestDBRoles(t *testing.T) {
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ func TestDBRoles(t *testing.T) {
 			"create",
 			roleName,
 			"--privilege", fmt.Sprintf("%s@db.collection", createPrivilege),
-			"--inheritedRole", inheritedRole,
+			"--inheritedRole", enableShardingInheritedRole,
 			"-o=json",
 		)
 		cmd.Env = os.Environ()
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ func TestDBRoles(t *testing.T) {
 		a.Len(role.GetActions(), 1)
 		a.Equal(createPrivilege, role.GetActions()[0].Action)
 		a.Len(role.GetInheritedRoles(), 1)
-		a.Equal(enableSharding, role.GetInheritedRoles()[0].Role)
+		a.Equal(enableShardingRole, role.GetInheritedRoles()[0].Role)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("List", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ func TestDBRoles(t *testing.T) {
 		a.Len(role.GetActions(), 1)
 		a.Equal(createPrivilege, role.GetActions()[0].Action)
 		a.Len(role.GetInheritedRoles(), 1)
-		a.Equal(enableSharding, role.GetInheritedRoles()[0].Role)
+		a.Equal(enableShardingRole, role.GetInheritedRoles()[0].Role)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Update with append", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ func TestDBRoles(t *testing.T) {
 			customDBRoleEntity,
 			"update",
 			roleName,
+			"--inheritedRole", readInheritedRole,
 			"--privilege", updatePrivilege,
 			"--privilege", fmt.Sprintf("%s@db2.collection", createPrivilege),
 			"--append",
@@ -126,8 +129,9 @@ func TestDBRoles(t *testing.T) {
 		a.ElementsMatch(
 			[]string{role.GetActions()[0].Action, role.GetActions()[1].Action},
 			[]string{updatePrivilege, createPrivilege})
-		a.Len(role.GetInheritedRoles(), 1)
-		a.Equal(enableSharding, role.GetInheritedRoles()[0].Role)
+		a.ElementsMatch(
+			[]string{enableShardingRole, readRole},
+			[]string{role.GetInheritedRoles()[0].Role, role.GetInheritedRoles()[1].Role})
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Update", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -135,6 +139,7 @@ func TestDBRoles(t *testing.T) {
 			customDBRoleEntity,
 			"update",
 			roleName,
+			"--inheritedRole", enableShardingInheritedRole,
 			"--privilege", updatePrivilege,
 			"-o=json")
 		cmd.Env = os.Environ()
@@ -148,6 +153,8 @@ func TestDBRoles(t *testing.T) {
 		a.Equal(roleName, role.RoleName)
 		a.Len(role.GetActions(), 1)
 		a.Equal(updatePrivilege, role.GetActions()[0].Action)
+		a.Len(role.GetInheritedRoles(), 1)
+		a.Equal(enableShardingRole, role.GetInheritedRoles()[0].Role)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Delete", func(t *testing.T) {