diff --git a/packages/core/database/src/collection.ts b/packages/core/database/src/collection.ts
index 31866cf1a8..a887c246ab 100644
--- a/packages/core/database/src/collection.ts
+++ b/packages/core/database/src/collection.ts
@@ -653,9 +653,14 @@ export class Collection<
   updateOptions(options: CollectionOptions, mergeOptions?: any) {
     let newOptions = lodash.cloneDeep(options);
     newOptions = merge(this.options, newOptions, mergeOptions);
-    this.context.database.emit('beforeUpdateCollection', this, newOptions);
-    this.options = newOptions;
 
+    if (options.filterTargetKey) {
+      newOptions.filterTargetKey = options.filterTargetKey;
+    }
+
+    this.context.database.emit('beforeUpdateCollection', this, newOptions);
+
+    this.options = newOptions;
     this.setFields(options.fields, false);
     if (options.repository) {
       this.setRepository(options.repository);