diff --git a/dvc/stage/imports.py b/dvc/stage/imports.py
index 304821418..d87acec0d 100644
--- a/dvc/stage/imports.py
+++ b/dvc/stage/imports.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ def _update_import_on_remote(stage, remote, jobs):
             "be updated with --to-remote"
         )
 
+    stage.save_deps()
     url = stage.deps[0].def_path
     odb = stage.repo.cloud.get_remote_odb(remote, "update")
     stage.outs[0].transfer(url, odb=odb, jobs=jobs, update=True)
diff --git a/tests/func/test_update.py b/tests/func/test_update.py
index 96a954926..a5b7735e0 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_update.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_update.py
@@ -374,7 +374,10 @@ def test_update_import_url_to_remote(tmp_dir, dvc, workspace, local_remote):
     stage = dvc.imp_url("remote://workspace/foo", to_remote=True)
 
     workspace.gen("foo", "bar")
-    stage = dvc.update(stage.path, to_remote=True)
+    (updated,) = dvc.update(stage.path, to_remote=True)
+
+    assert stage.deps[0].hash_info != updated.deps[0].hash_info
+    assert stage.outs[0].hash_info != updated.outs[0].hash_info
 
     dvc.pull("foo")
     assert (tmp_dir / "foo").read_text() == "bar"
@@ -400,7 +403,10 @@ def test_update_import_url_to_remote_directory(
         }
     )
 
-    stage = dvc.update(stage.path, to_remote=True)
+    (updated,) = dvc.update(stage.path, to_remote=True)
+
+    assert stage.deps[0].hash_info != updated.deps[0].hash_info
+    assert stage.outs[0].hash_info != updated.outs[0].hash_info
 
     dvc.pull("data")
     assert (tmp_dir / "data").read_text() == {
@@ -424,7 +430,10 @@ def test_update_import_url_to_remote_directory_changed_contents(
     local_workspace.gen(
         {"data": {"foo": "not_foo", "foo2": "foo", "bar": {"baz2": "baz2"}}}
     )
-    stage = dvc.update(stage.path, to_remote=True)
+    (updated,) = dvc.update(stage.path, to_remote=True)
+
+    assert stage.deps[0].hash_info != updated.deps[0].hash_info
+    assert stage.outs[0].hash_info != updated.outs[0].hash_info
 
     dvc.pull("data")
     assert (tmp_dir / "data").read_text() == {
@@ -441,7 +450,10 @@ def test_update_import_url_to_remote_directory_same_hash(
     stage = dvc.imp_url("remote://workspace/data", to_remote=True)
 
     local_workspace.gen({"data": {"foo": "baz", "bar": {"baz": "foo"}, "same": "same"}})
-    stage = dvc.update(stage.path, to_remote=True)
+    (updated,) = dvc.update(stage.path, to_remote=True)
+
+    assert stage.deps[0].hash_info != updated.deps[0].hash_info
+    assert stage.outs[0].hash_info != updated.outs[0].hash_info
 
     dvc.pull("data")
     assert (tmp_dir / "data").read_text() == {