diff --git a/builtin/providers/postgresql/resource_postgresql_role.go b/builtin/providers/postgresql/resource_postgresql_role.go
index 3ac0b8a94..370d98f03 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/postgresql/resource_postgresql_role.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/postgresql/resource_postgresql_role.go
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ func setRoleConnLimit(conn *sql.DB, d *schema.ResourceData) error {
 
 	connLimit := d.Get(roleConnLimitAttr).(int)
 	roleName := d.Get(roleNameAttr).(string)
-	query := fmt.Sprintf("ALTER ROLE %s CONNECTION LIMIT = %d", pq.QuoteIdentifier(roleName), connLimit)
+	query := fmt.Sprintf("ALTER ROLE %s CONNECTION LIMIT %d", pq.QuoteIdentifier(roleName), connLimit)
 	if _, err := conn.Query(query); err != nil {
 		return errwrap.Wrapf("Error updating role CONNECTION LIMIT: {{err}}", err)
 	}
diff --git a/builtin/providers/postgresql/resource_postgresql_role_test.go b/builtin/providers/postgresql/resource_postgresql_role_test.go
index 30f8a9f35..4954e1ba2 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/postgresql/resource_postgresql_role_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/postgresql/resource_postgresql_role_test.go
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@ func TestAccPostgresqlRole_Basic(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccPostgresqlRoleConfig,
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckPostgresqlRoleExists("postgresql_role.myrole2", "true"),
-					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.myrole2", "name", "myrole2"),
-					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.myrole2", "login", "true"),
-					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.myrole2", "skip_drop_role", "false"),
-					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.myrole2", "skip_reassign_owned", "false"),
-					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.myrole2", "connection_limit", "-1"),
-
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.role_with_defaults", "name", "testing_role_with_defaults"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.role_with_defaults", "superuser", "false"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.role_with_defaults", "create_database", "false"),
@@ -44,6 +38,34 @@ func TestAccPostgresqlRole_Basic(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccPostgresqlRole_Update(t *testing.T) {
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckPostgresqlRoleDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccPostgresqlRoleUpdate1Config,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckPostgresqlRoleExists("postgresql_role.update_role", "true"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.update_role", "name", "update_role"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.update_role", "login", "true"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.update_role", "connection_limit", "-1"),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccPostgresqlRoleUpdate2Config,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckPostgresqlRoleExists("postgresql_role.update_role", "true"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.update_role", "name", "update_role2"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.update_role", "login", "true"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.update_role", "connection_limit", "5"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func testAccCheckPostgresqlRoleDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
 	client := testAccProvider.Meta().(*Client)
 
@@ -161,3 +183,18 @@ resource "postgresql_role" "role_with_defaults" {
   valid_until = "infinity"
 }
 `
+
+var testAccPostgresqlRoleUpdate1Config = `
+resource "postgresql_role" "update_role" {
+  name = "update_role"
+  login = true
+}
+`
+
+var testAccPostgresqlRoleUpdate2Config = `
+resource "postgresql_role" "update_role" {
+  name = "update_role2"
+  login = true
+  connection_limit = 5
+}
+`