diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Eav/Setup/EavSetup.php b/app/code/Magento/Eav/Setup/EavSetup.php
index 61146d7e38608..ced56f313dd7d 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Eav/Setup/EavSetup.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Eav/Setup/EavSetup.php
@@ -942,6 +942,7 @@ public function updateAttribute($entityTypeId, $id, $field, $value = null, $sort
      * @param mixed $value
      * @param int $sortOrder
      * @return $this
+     * @throws LocalizedException
      */
     private function _updateAttribute($entityTypeId, $id, $field, $value = null, $sortOrder = null)
     {
@@ -972,11 +973,15 @@ private function _updateAttribute($entityTypeId, $id, $field, $value = null, $so
                 return $this;
             }
         }
+        $attributeId = $this->getAttributeId($entityTypeId, $id);
+        if (false === $attributeId) {
+            throw new LocalizedException(__('Attribute with ID: "%1" does not exist', $id));
+        }
 
         $this->setup->updateTableRow(
             'eav_attribute',
             'attribute_id',
-            $this->getAttributeId($entityTypeId, $id),
+            $attributeId,
             $field,
             $value,
             'entity_type_id',
@@ -994,6 +999,7 @@ private function _updateAttribute($entityTypeId, $id, $field, $value = null, $so
      * @param string|array $field
      * @param mixed $value
      * @return $this
+     * @throws LocalizedException
      */
     private function _updateAttributeAdditionalData($entityTypeId, $id, $field, $value = null)
     {
@@ -1022,6 +1028,11 @@ private function _updateAttributeAdditionalData($entityTypeId, $id, $field, $val
                 return $this;
             }
         }
+      
+        $attributeId = $this->getAttributeId($entityTypeId, $id);
+        if (false === $attributeId) {
+            throw new LocalizedException(__('Attribute with ID: "%1" does not exist', $id));
+        }
         $this->setup->updateTableRow(
             $this->setup->getTable($additionalTable),
             'attribute_id',