diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/52389-mysqldatabase-fix-force-update.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/52389-mysqldatabase-fix-force-update.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8fef766e69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/52389-mysqldatabase-fix-force-update.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes: 
+  - azure_rm_postgresqldatabase - fix force_update bug.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_mysqldatabase.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_mysqldatabase.py
index 39a62ea213..8a74beedb0 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_mysqldatabase.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_mysqldatabase.py
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ class AzureRMDatabases(AzureRMModuleBase):
         self.resource_group = None
         self.server_name = None
         self.name = None
+        self.force_update = None
         self.parameters = dict()
 
         self.results = dict(changed=False)
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ class AzureRMDatabases(AzureRMModuleBase):
                 if not self.check_mode:
                     self.delete_mysqldatabase()
             else:
+                self.fail("Database properties cannot be updated without setting 'force_update' option")
                 self.to_do = Actions.NoAction
 
         if (self.to_do == Actions.Create) or (self.to_do == Actions.Update):