diff --git a/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/edge/AbstractEdgeTest.java b/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/edge/AbstractEdgeTest.java
index b3a1dd790e..34f7da02e6 100644
--- a/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/edge/AbstractEdgeTest.java
+++ b/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/edge/AbstractEdgeTest.java
@@ -163,15 +163,10 @@ abstract public class AbstractEdgeTest extends AbstractControllerTest {
     }
 
     private RuleChainId getEdgeRootRuleChainId() throws Exception {
-        List<RuleChain> edgeRuleChains = doGetTypedWithPageLink("/api/edge/" + edge.getUuidId() + "/ruleChains?",
-                new TypeReference<PageData<RuleChain>>() {
-                }, new PageLink(100)).getData();
-        for (RuleChain edgeRuleChain : edgeRuleChains) {
-            if (edgeRuleChain.isRoot()) {
-                return edgeRuleChain.getId();
-            }
-        }
-        throw new RuntimeException("Root rule chain not found");
+        return doGetTypedWithPageLink("/api/ruleChains?type={type}&", new TypeReference<PageData<RuleChain>>() {},
+                new PageLink(100, 0, "Edge Root Rule Chain"),
+                "EDGE")
+                .getData().get(0).getId();
     }
 
     @After
@@ -196,6 +191,11 @@ abstract public class AbstractEdgeTest extends AbstractControllerTest {
 
         Asset savedAsset = saveAsset("Edge Asset 1");
 
+        RuleChainId rootRuleChainId = getEdgeRootRuleChainId();
+        RuleChainMetaData rootRuleChainMetadata = doGet("/api/ruleChain/" + rootRuleChainId.getId().toString() + "/metadata", RuleChainMetaData.class);
+        rootRuleChainMetadata.getNodes().forEach(n -> n.setDebugMode(true));
+        doPost("/api/ruleChain/metadata", rootRuleChainMetadata, RuleChainMetaData.class);
+
         edge = doPost("/api/edge", constructEdge("Test Edge", "test"), Edge.class);
 
         doPost("/api/edge/" + edge.getUuidId()
diff --git a/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/edge/RuleChainEdgeTest.java b/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/edge/RuleChainEdgeTest.java
index c694df84f8..6dafeefa80 100644
--- a/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/edge/RuleChainEdgeTest.java
+++ b/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/edge/RuleChainEdgeTest.java
@@ -185,6 +185,21 @@ public class RuleChainEdgeTest extends AbstractEdgeTest {
         return doPost("/api/ruleChain/metadata", ruleChainMetaData, RuleChainMetaData.class);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testUpdateRootRuleChain() throws Exception {
+        RuleChainMetaData rootRuleChainMetadata = doGet("/api/ruleChain/" + edge.getRootRuleChainId().getId().toString() + "/metadata", RuleChainMetaData.class);
+
+        rootRuleChainMetadata.getNodes().forEach(n -> n.setDebugMode(true));
+        edgeImitator.expectMessageAmount(2);
+        doPost("/api/ruleChain/metadata", rootRuleChainMetadata, RuleChainMetaData.class);
+        Assert.assertTrue(edgeImitator.waitForMessages());
+
+        Optional<RuleChainUpdateMsg> ruleChainUpdateMsgOpt = edgeImitator.findMessageByType(RuleChainUpdateMsg.class);
+        Assert.assertTrue(ruleChainUpdateMsgOpt.isPresent());
+        Optional<RuleChainMetadataUpdateMsg> ruleChainMetadataUpdateMsgOpt = edgeImitator.findMessageByType(RuleChainMetadataUpdateMsg.class);
+        Assert.assertTrue(ruleChainMetadataUpdateMsgOpt.isPresent());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testSetRootRuleChain() throws Exception {
         // create rule chain