diff --git a/dvc/repo/update.py b/dvc/repo/update.py
index c4d2e2adc..42c9d7d96 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/update.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/update.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from dvc.exceptions import InvalidArgumentError
+
 from . import locked
 
 
@@ -19,6 +21,11 @@ def update(
     if isinstance(targets, str):
         targets = [targets]
 
+    if not to_remote and remote:
+        raise InvalidArgumentError(
+            "--remote can't be used without --to-remote"
+        )
+
     stages = set()
     for target in targets:
         stages.update(self.stage.collect(target, recursive=recursive))
diff --git a/dvc/stage/imports.py b/dvc/stage/imports.py
index c3f91628e..29dc0f987 100644
--- a/dvc/stage/imports.py
+++ b/dvc/stage/imports.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def update_import(stage, rev=None, to_remote=False, remote=None, jobs=None):
         if to_remote:
             _update_import_on_remote(stage, remote, jobs)
         else:
-            stage.reproduce()
+            stage.reproduce(jobs=jobs)
     finally:
         stage.frozen = frozen
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/command/test_update.py b/tests/unit/command/test_update.py
index 8092810ea..11523c19d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/command/test_update.py
+++ b/tests/unit/command/test_update.py
@@ -4,7 +4,16 @@ from dvc.command.update import CmdUpdate
 
 def test_update(dvc, mocker):
     cli_args = parse_args(
-        ["update", "target1", "target2", "--rev", "REV", "--recursive"]
+        [
+            "update",
+            "target1",
+            "target2",
+            "--rev",
+            "REV",
+            "--recursive",
+            "-j",
+            "8",
+        ]
     )
     assert cli_args.func == CmdUpdate
     cmd = cli_args.func(cli_args)
@@ -18,7 +27,7 @@ def test_update(dvc, mocker):
         recursive=True,
         to_remote=False,
         remote=None,
-        jobs=None,
+        jobs=8,
     )