diff --git a/src/Connection/Manager.ts b/src/Connection/Manager.ts
index d7f51c32..1de0a97e 100644
--- a/src/Connection/Manager.ts
+++ b/src/Connection/Manager.ts
@@ -86,20 +86,11 @@ export class ConnectionManager extends EventEmitter implements ConnectionManager
    */
   public add (connectionName: string, config: ConnectionConfigContract): void {
     /**
-     * Raise an exception when someone is trying to re-add the same connection. We
-     * should not silently avoid this scanerio, since there is a valid use case
-     * in which the config has been changed and someone wants to re-add the
-     * connection with new config. In that case, they must
-     *
-     * 1. Close and release the old connection
-     * 2. Then add the new connection
+     * Noop when connection already exists. If one wants to change the config, they
+     * must release the old connection and add a new one
      */
-    if (this.isConnected(connectionName)) {
-      throw new Exception(
-        `Attempt to add duplicate connection ${connectionName} failed`,
-        500,
-        'E_DUPLICATE_DB_CONNECTION',
-      )
+    if (this.has(connectionName)) {
+      return
     }
 
     this._logger.trace({ connection: connectionName }, 'adding new connection to the manager')
diff --git a/test/connection/connection-manager.spec.ts b/test/connection/connection-manager.spec.ts
index b4f5a965..e0de9174 100644
--- a/test/connection/connection-manager.spec.ts
+++ b/test/connection/connection-manager.spec.ts
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ test.group('ConnectionManager', (group) => {
     assert.isFalse(manager.isConnected('primary'))
   })
 
-  test('raise exception when attempt to add a duplication connection', async (assert) => {
+  test('add duplicate connection must be a noop', async (assert) => {
     const manager = new ConnectionManager(getLogger())
     manager.add('primary', getConfig())
     manager.connect('primary')
 
-    const fn = () => manager.add('primary', getConfig())
-    assert.throw(fn, 'E_DUPLICATE_DB_CONNECTION: Attempt to add duplicate connection primary failed')
+    manager.add('primary', Object.assign({}, getConfig(), { client: 'foo' }))
+    assert.notEqual(manager.get('primary')!.config.client, 'foo')
   })
 
   test('patch config when connection is not in open state', async (assert) => {