diff --git a/backend/infrahub/cli/db.py b/backend/infrahub/cli/db.py
index 33012f66a0..1fbaebc2a1 100644
--- a/backend/infrahub/cli/db.py
+++ b/backend/infrahub/cli/db.py
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ async def update_core_schema(  # pylint: disable=too-many-statements
         candidate_schema.load_schema(schema=SchemaRoot(**deprecated_models))
         candidate_schema.process()
 
-        result = branch_schema.validate_update(other=candidate_schema)
+        result = branch_schema.validate_update(other=candidate_schema, enforce_update_support=False)
         if result.errors:
             rprint(f"{error_badge} | Unable to update the schema, due to failed validations")
             for error in result.errors:
diff --git a/backend/infrahub/core/models.py b/backend/infrahub/core/models.py
index 4628ad6758..55448323ab 100644
--- a/backend/infrahub/core/models.py
+++ b/backend/infrahub/core/models.py
@@ -135,11 +135,12 @@ class SchemaUpdateValidationResult(BaseModel):
     errors: list[SchemaUpdateValidationError] = Field(default_factory=list)
     constraints: list[SchemaUpdateConstraintInfo] = Field(default_factory=list)
     migrations: list[SchemaUpdateMigrationInfo] = Field(default_factory=list)
+    enforce_update_support: bool = True
     diff: SchemaDiff
 
     @classmethod
-    def init(cls, diff: SchemaDiff, schema: SchemaBranch) -> Self:
-        obj = cls(diff=diff)
+    def init(cls, diff: SchemaDiff, schema: SchemaBranch, enforce_update_support: bool = True) -> Self:
+        obj = cls(diff=diff, enforce_update_support=enforce_update_support)
         obj.process_diff(schema=schema)
 
         return obj
@@ -244,7 +245,7 @@ def _process_field(
         schema_path: SchemaPath,
         field_update: str,
     ) -> None:
-        if field_update == UpdateSupport.NOT_SUPPORTED.value:
+        if field_update == UpdateSupport.NOT_SUPPORTED.value and self.enforce_update_support:
             self.errors.append(
                 SchemaUpdateValidationError(
                     path=schema_path,
diff --git a/backend/infrahub/core/schema_manager.py b/backend/infrahub/core/schema_manager.py
index 1cfbd278a0..a120e2ba58 100644
--- a/backend/infrahub/core/schema_manager.py
+++ b/backend/infrahub/core/schema_manager.py
@@ -251,9 +251,11 @@ def update(self, schema: SchemaBranch) -> None:
         #     else:
         #         del self.generics[item_kind]
 
-    def validate_update(self, other: SchemaBranch) -> SchemaUpdateValidationResult:
+    def validate_update(self, other: SchemaBranch, enforce_update_support: bool = True) -> SchemaUpdateValidationResult:
         diff = self.diff(other=other)
-        result = SchemaUpdateValidationResult.init(diff=diff, schema=other)
+        result = SchemaUpdateValidationResult.init(
+            diff=diff, schema=other, enforce_update_support=enforce_update_support
+        )
         result.validate_all(migration_map=MIGRATION_MAP, validator_map=CONSTRAINT_VALIDATOR_MAP)
         return result