diff --git a/ibm/resource_ibm_is_instance_group.go b/ibm/resource_ibm_is_instance_group.go
index 632f9dfc3d3..d90196b2d5f 100644
--- a/ibm/resource_ibm_is_instance_group.go
+++ b/ibm/resource_ibm_is_instance_group.go
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ func resourceIBMISInstanceGroup() *schema.Resource {
 			"name": {
 				Type:         schema.TypeString,
 				Required:     true,
-				ForceNew:     true,
 				ValidateFunc: InvokeValidator("ibm_is_instance_group", "name"),
 				Description:  "The user-defined name for this instance group",
 			},
diff --git a/website/docs/r/is_instance_group.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/is_instance_group.html.markdown
index f209e1b4954..f110653983f 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/is_instance_group.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/is_instance_group.html.markdown
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ ibm_is_instance_group provides the following [Timeouts](https://www.terraform.io
 
 The following arguments are supported:
 
-* `name` - (Required, Forces new resource, string) The name of the instance group.
+* `name` - (Required, string) The name of the instance group.
 * `instance_template` - (Required, Forces new resource, string) The ID of the instance template to create the instance group.
 * `instance_count` - (Optional, int) The number of instances to be created under the instance group. Default is set to 0.
   **NOTE**: instance group manager should be in disabled state to update the `instance_count`.