diff --git a/packages/catalog-process/src/services/catalogService.ts b/packages/catalog-process/src/services/catalogService.ts
index e9f245aa8c..372c2ec56d 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-process/src/services/catalogService.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-process/src/services/catalogService.ts
@@ -760,6 +760,10 @@ export async function updateDocumentLogic({
 
   const descriptor = retrieveDescriptor(descriptorId, eService);
 
+  if (descriptor.state !== descriptorState.draft) {
+    throw notValidDescriptor(descriptor.id, descriptor.state);
+  }
+
   const document = (
     descriptor ? [...descriptor.docs, descriptor.interface] : []
   ).find((doc) => doc != null && doc.id === documentId);
diff --git a/packages/catalog-process/test/catalogService.integration.test.ts b/packages/catalog-process/test/catalogService.integration.test.ts
index 550c51e7e4..6ff7e7bf4d 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-process/test/catalogService.integration.test.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-process/test/catalogService.integration.test.ts
@@ -2125,6 +2125,98 @@ describe("database test", async () => {
           eServiceDescriptorNotFound(eService.id, mockDescriptor.id)
         );
       });
+      it("should throw notValidDescriptor if the descriptor is in Published state", async () => {
+        const descriptor: Descriptor = {
+          ...mockDescriptor,
+          interface: mockDocument,
+          state: descriptorState.published,
+        };
+        const eService: EService = {
+          ...mockEService,
+          descriptors: [descriptor],
+        };
+        await addOneEService(eService, postgresDB, eservices);
+        expect(
+          catalogService.updateDocument(
+            eService.id,
+            descriptor.id,
+            generateId(),
+            { prettyName: "updated prettyName" },
+            getMockAuthData(eService.producerId)
+          )
+        ).rejects.toThrowError(
+          notValidDescriptor(descriptor.id, descriptorState.published)
+        );
+      });
+      it("should throw notValidDescriptor if the descriptor is in Suspended state", async () => {
+        const descriptor: Descriptor = {
+          ...mockDescriptor,
+          interface: mockDocument,
+          state: descriptorState.suspended,
+        };
+        const eService: EService = {
+          ...mockEService,
+          descriptors: [descriptor],
+        };
+        await addOneEService(eService, postgresDB, eservices);
+        expect(
+          catalogService.updateDocument(
+            eService.id,
+            descriptor.id,
+            generateId(),
+            { prettyName: "updated prettyName" },
+            getMockAuthData(eService.producerId)
+          )
+        ).rejects.toThrowError(
+          notValidDescriptor(descriptor.id, descriptorState.suspended)
+        );
+      });
+      it("should throw notValidDescriptor if the descriptor is in Archived state", async () => {
+        const descriptor: Descriptor = {
+          ...mockDescriptor,
+          interface: mockDocument,
+          state: descriptorState.archived,
+        };
+        const eService: EService = {
+          ...mockEService,
+          descriptors: [descriptor],
+        };
+        await addOneEService(eService, postgresDB, eservices);
+        expect(
+          catalogService.updateDocument(
+            eService.id,
+            descriptor.id,
+            generateId(),
+            { prettyName: "updated prettyName" },
+            getMockAuthData(eService.producerId)
+          )
+        ).rejects.toThrowError(
+          notValidDescriptor(descriptor.id, descriptorState.archived)
+        );
+      });
+      it("should throw notValidDescriptor if the descriptor is in Deprecated state", async () => {
+        const descriptor: Descriptor = {
+          ...mockDescriptor,
+          interface: mockDocument,
+          state: descriptorState.deprecated,
+        };
+        const eService: EService = {
+          ...mockEService,
+          descriptors: [descriptor],
+        };
+        await addOneEService(eService, postgresDB, eservices);
+        expect(
+          catalogService.updateDocument(
+            eService.id,
+            descriptor.id,
+            generateId(),
+            { prettyName: "updated prettyName" },
+            getMockAuthData(eService.producerId)
+          )
+        ).rejects.toThrowError(
+          notValidDescriptor(descriptor.id, descriptorState.deprecated)
+        );
+      });
       it("should throw eServiceDocumentNotFound if the document doesn't exist", async () => {
         const descriptor: Descriptor = {
           ...mockDescriptor,