diff --git a/src/azure-cli-core/HISTORY.rst b/src/azure-cli-core/HISTORY.rst
index 71cd59c95ff..da1a7f3821d 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli-core/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/src/azure-cli-core/HISTORY.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Release History
 
 2.0.50
 ++++++
-* Minor fixes.
+* Fix issue where update commands using `--remove` and `--ids` fail after first update is applied to first resource in ids list.
 
 2.0.49
 ++++++
diff --git a/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/commands/arm.py b/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/commands/arm.py
index a2c6a86caa7..8ae445e8a89 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/commands/arm.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/commands/arm.py
@@ -794,6 +794,7 @@ def set_properties(instance, expression, force_string):
 
 def add_properties(instance, argument_values, force_string):
     # The first argument indicates the path to the collection to add to.
+    argument_values = list(argument_values)
     list_attribute_path = _get_internal_path(argument_values.pop(0))
     list_to_add_to = _find_property(instance, list_attribute_path)
 
@@ -833,8 +834,8 @@ def add_properties(instance, argument_values, force_string):
 
 
 def remove_properties(instance, argument_values):
-    # The first argument indicates the path to the collection to add to.
-    argument_values = argument_values if isinstance(argument_values, list) else [argument_values]
+    # The first argument indicates the path to the collection to remove from.
+    argument_values = list(argument_values) if isinstance(argument_values, list) else [argument_values]
 
     list_attribute_path = _get_internal_path(argument_values.pop(0))
     list_index = None
diff --git a/src/command_modules/azure-cli-resource/azure/cli/command_modules/resource/tests/latest/test_resource.py b/src/command_modules/azure-cli-resource/azure/cli/command_modules/resource/tests/latest/test_resource.py
index 815d7207a05..5023e6bf9c6 100644
--- a/src/command_modules/azure-cli-resource/azure/cli/command_modules/resource/tests/latest/test_resource.py
+++ b/src/command_modules/azure-cli-resource/azure/cli/command_modules/resource/tests/latest/test_resource.py
@@ -155,6 +155,53 @@ def test_resource_id_scenario(self, resource_group):
         self.cmd('resource delete --id {vnet_id}', checks=self.is_empty())
 
 
+class ResourceGenericUpdate(LiveScenarioTest):
+    @ResourceGroupPreparer(name_prefix='cli_test_resource_id')
+    def test_resource_id_scenario(self, resource_group):
+        self.kwargs.update({
+            'stor_1': self.create_random_name(prefix='stor1', length=10),
+            'stor_2': self.create_random_name(prefix='stor2', length=10)
+        })
+
+        # create storage accounts
+        self.cmd('az storage account create -g {rg} -n {stor_1}')
+        self.cmd('az storage account create -g {rg} -n {stor_2}')
+
+        # get ids
+        self.kwargs['stor_ids'] = " ".join(self.cmd('az storage account list -g {rg} --query "[].id"').get_output_in_json())
+
+        # update tags
+        self.cmd('az storage account update --ids {stor_ids} --set tags.isTag=True tags.isNotTag=False')
+
+        self.cmd('az storage account show --name {stor_1} -g {rg}', checks=[
+            self.check('tags.isTag', 'True'),
+            self.check('tags.isNotTag', 'False')
+        ])
+        self.cmd('az storage account show --name {stor_2} -g {rg}', checks=[
+            self.check('tags.isTag', 'True'),
+            self.check('tags.isNotTag', 'False')
+        ])
+
+        # delete tags.isTag
+        self.cmd('az storage account update --ids {stor_ids} --remove tags.isTag')
+
+        self.cmd('az storage account show --name {stor_1} -g {rg} --query "tags"', checks=[
+            self.check('isNotTag', 'False'),
+            self.check('isTag', None)
+        ])
+        self.cmd('az storage account show --name {stor_2} -g {rg} --query "tags"', checks=[
+            self.check('isNotTag', 'False'),
+            self.check('isTag', None)
+        ])
+
+        # delete tags.isNotTag
+        self.cmd('az storage account update --ids {stor_ids} --remove tags.isNotTag')
+
+        # check tags is empty.
+        self.cmd('az storage account show --name {stor_1} -g {rg} --query "tags"', checks=self.is_empty())
+        self.cmd('az storage account show --name {stor_2} -g {rg} --query "tags"', checks=self.is_empty())
+
+
 class ResourceCreateAndShowScenarioTest(ScenarioTest):
 
     @ResourceGroupPreparer(name_prefix='cli_test_resource_create')