diff --git a/.secrets.baseline b/.secrets.baseline
index ba554a61dd..55f7c7981a 100644
--- a/.secrets.baseline
+++ b/.secrets.baseline
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "files": "go.mod|go.sum|.*.map|^.secrets.baseline$",
     "lines": null
   },
-  "generated_at": "2023-09-01T17:36:43Z",
+  "generated_at": "2023-09-11T17:15:43Z",
   "plugins_used": [
     {
       "name": "AWSKeyDetector"
@@ -2050,7 +2050,7 @@
         "hashed_secret": "deab23f996709b4e3d14e5499d1cc2de677bfaa8",
         "is_secret": false,
         "is_verified": false,
-        "line_number": 1560,
+        "line_number": 1559,
         "type": "Secret Keyword",
         "verified_result": null
       },
@@ -2058,7 +2058,7 @@
         "hashed_secret": "20a25bac21219ffff1904bde871ded4027eca2f8",
         "is_secret": false,
         "is_verified": false,
-        "line_number": 2213,
+        "line_number": 2212,
         "type": "Secret Keyword",
         "verified_result": null
       },
@@ -2066,7 +2066,7 @@
         "hashed_secret": "b732fb611fd46a38e8667f9972e0cde777fbe37f",
         "is_secret": false,
         "is_verified": false,
-        "line_number": 2232,
+        "line_number": 2231,
         "type": "Secret Keyword",
         "verified_result": null
       },
@@ -2074,7 +2074,7 @@
         "hashed_secret": "1f5e25be9b575e9f5d39c82dfd1d9f4d73f1975c",
         "is_secret": false,
         "is_verified": false,
-        "line_number": 2497,
+        "line_number": 2496,
         "type": "Secret Keyword",
         "verified_result": null
       }
@@ -2139,7 +2139,7 @@
     ],
     "ibm/service/database/resource_ibm_database_mongodb_sharding_test.go": [
       {
-        "hashed_secret": "75074b1c70e165b25d1a07655ce513f0053018dc",
+        "hashed_secret": "5667b8489a17faa9ef54941db31ed762be280bec",
         "is_secret": false,
         "is_verified": false,
         "line_number": 141,
@@ -3586,7 +3586,7 @@
         "hashed_secret": "f855f5027fd8fdb2df3f6a6f1cf858fffcbedb0c",
         "is_secret": false,
         "is_verified": false,
-        "line_number": 86802,
+        "line_number": 89160,
         "type": "Secret Keyword",
         "verified_result": null
       },
@@ -3594,7 +3594,7 @@
         "hashed_secret": "5fb0fa884132a8724a8d7cba55853737e442adbd",
         "is_secret": false,
         "is_verified": false,
-        "line_number": 108081,
+        "line_number": 111481,
         "type": "Secret Keyword",
         "verified_result": null
       },
@@ -3602,7 +3602,7 @@
         "hashed_secret": "1e5c2f367f02e47a8c160cda1cd9d91decbac441",
         "is_secret": false,
         "is_verified": false,
-        "line_number": 136739,
+        "line_number": 141026,
         "type": "Secret Keyword",
         "verified_result": null
       }
diff --git a/ibm/service/database/resource_ibm_database.go b/ibm/service/database/resource_ibm_database.go
index 14040d52e3..19479695a9 100644
--- a/ibm/service/database/resource_ibm_database.go
+++ b/ibm/service/database/resource_ibm_database.go
@@ -3152,11 +3152,18 @@ func userUpdateCreate(userData map[string]interface{}, instanceID string, meta i
 		return fmt.Errorf("[ERROR] ChangeUserPassword (%s) failed %s\n%s", *changeUserPasswordOptions.Username, err, response)
 	}
 
-	taskID := *changeUserPasswordResponse.Task.ID
-	updatePass, err := waitForDatabaseTaskComplete(taskID, d, meta, d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutUpdate))
+	updatePass := true // Assume that update password passed
 
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("[ERROR] Error waiting for database (%s) user (%s) password update task to complete: %s", instanceID, *changeUserPasswordOptions.Username, err)
+	if userData["type"].(string) == "ops_manager" && response.StatusCode == 404 {
+		updatePass = false // when user_password api can't find an ops_manager user, it returns a 404 and does not get to the point of creating a task
+	} else {
+		// when user_password api can't find a database user, its task fails
+		taskID := *changeUserPasswordResponse.Task.ID
+		updatePass, err = waitForDatabaseTaskComplete(taskID, d, meta, d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutUpdate))
+
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("[ERROR] Error waiting for database (%s) user (%s) password update task to complete: %s", instanceID, *changeUserPasswordOptions.Username, err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Updating the password has failed
diff --git a/ibm/service/database/resource_ibm_database_mongodb_sharding_test.go b/ibm/service/database/resource_ibm_database_mongodb_sharding_test.go
index d452cb9d9d..7ced69aa72 100644
--- a/ibm/service/database/resource_ibm_database_mongodb_sharding_test.go
+++ b/ibm/service/database/resource_ibm_database_mongodb_sharding_test.go
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ func testAccCheckIBMDatabaseInstanceMongoDBShardingFullyspecified(databaseResour
 		}
 		users {
 		  name     = "user124"
-		  password = "password12password"
-		  type     = "database"
+		  password = "password$12password"
+		  type     = "ops_manager"
 		}
 		allowlist {
 		  address     = "172.168.1.2/32"