diff --git a/fission/httptrigger.go b/fission/httptrigger.go
index ee6ef0d6..42afea5a 100644
--- a/fission/httptrigger.go
+++ b/fission/httptrigger.go
@@ -99,6 +99,22 @@ func htGet(c *cli.Context) error {
 }
 
 func htUpdate(c *cli.Context) error {
+	client := getClient(c.GlobalString("server"))
+	htName := c.String("name")
+	if len(htName) == 0 {
+		fatal("Need name of trigger, use --name")
+	}
+
+	ht, err := client.HTTPTriggerGet(&fission.Metadata{Name: htName})
+	checkErr(err, "get HTTP trigger")
+
+	newUid := c.String("uid")
+	ht.Function.Uid = newUid
+
+	_, err = client.HTTPTriggerUpdate(ht)
+	checkErr(err, "update HTTP trigger")
+
+	fmt.Printf("trigger '%v' updated\n", htName)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/fission/main.go b/fission/main.go
index 6a34e6ae..f02986ed 100644
--- a/fission/main.go
+++ b/fission/main.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func main() {
 	htSubcommands := []cli.Command{
 		{Name: "create", Aliases: []string{"add"}, Usage: "Create HTTP trigger", Flags: []cli.Flag{htMethodFlag, htUrlFlag, htFnNameFlag, htFnUidFlag}, Action: htCreate},
 		{Name: "get", Usage: "Get HTTP trigger", Flags: []cli.Flag{htMethodFlag, htUrlFlag}, Action: htGet},
-		{Name: "update", Usage: "Update HTTP trigger", Flags: []cli.Flag{htMethodFlag, htUrlFlag, htFnNameFlag, htFnUidFlag}, Action: htUpdate},
+		{Name: "update", Usage: "Update HTTP trigger", Flags: []cli.Flag{htNameFlag, htFnNameFlag, htFnUidFlag}, Action: htUpdate},
 		{Name: "delete", Usage: "Delete HTTP trigger", Flags: []cli.Flag{htNameFlag}, Action: htDelete},
 		{Name: "list", Usage: "List HTTP triggers", Flags: []cli.Flag{}, Action: htList},
 	}