diff --git a/mem0/client/main.py b/mem0/client/main.py
index 11bfa0e8..2e79eef2 100644
--- a/mem0/client/main.py
+++ b/mem0/client/main.py
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ class MemoryClient:
         """
         capture_client_event("client.update", self)
         response = self.client.put(f"/v1/memories/{memory_id}/", json={"text": data})
+        response.raise_for_status()
         return response.json()
 
     @api_error_handler
diff --git a/mem0/memory/main.py b/mem0/memory/main.py
index 1aecb467..f6a9423c 100644
--- a/mem0/memory/main.py
+++ b/mem0/memory/main.py
@@ -453,7 +453,10 @@ class Memory(MemoryBase):
             dict: Updated memory.
         """
         capture_event("mem0.update", self, {"memory_id": memory_id})
-        self._update_memory(memory_id, data)
+        
+        existing_embeddings = {data: self.embedding_model.embed(data)}
+
+        self._update_memory(memory_id, data, existing_embeddings)
         return {"message": "Memory updated successfully!"}
 
     def delete(self, memory_id):
@@ -536,7 +539,11 @@ class Memory(MemoryBase):
 
     def _update_memory(self, memory_id, data, existing_embeddings, metadata=None):
         logger.info(f"Updating memory with {data=}")
-        existing_memory = self.vector_store.get(vector_id=memory_id)
+
+        try:
+            existing_memory = self.vector_store.get(vector_id=memory_id)
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise ValueError(f"Error getting memory with ID {memory_id}. Please provide a valid 'memory_id'")
         prev_value = existing_memory.payload.get("data")
 
         new_metadata = metadata or {}
diff --git a/tests/test_main.py b/tests/test_main.py
index fd667b4f..ed348ec3 100644
--- a/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/test_main.py
@@ -127,11 +127,15 @@ def test_search(memory_instance, version, enable_graph):
 
 
 def test_update(memory_instance):
+    memory_instance.embedding_model = Mock()
+    memory_instance.embedding_model.embed = Mock(return_value=[0.1, 0.2, 0.3])
+
     memory_instance._update_memory = Mock()
 
     result = memory_instance.update("test_id", "Updated memory")
 
-    memory_instance._update_memory.assert_called_once_with("test_id", "Updated memory")
+    memory_instance._update_memory.assert_called_once_with("test_id", "Updated memory", {"Updated memory": [0.1, 0.2, 0.3]})
+
     assert result["message"] == "Memory updated successfully!"