diff --git a/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/extensions/structured-content/structured-content-commands.js b/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/extensions/structured-content/structured-content-commands.js
index 1334e92f27..746a1ed7d5 100644
--- a/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/extensions/structured-content/structured-content-commands.js
+++ b/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/extensions/structured-content/structured-content-commands.js
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ export const StructuredContentCommands = Extension.create({
           const structuredContentTags = getStructuredContentTagsById(id, state);
 
           if (!structuredContentTags.length) {
-            return true;
+            return false;
           }
 
           const { schema } = editor;
diff --git a/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/extensions/structured-content/structured-content-commands.test.js b/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/extensions/structured-content/structured-content-commands.test.js
index ea0caf5275..240e40d9cd 100644
--- a/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/extensions/structured-content/structured-content-commands.test.js
+++ b/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/extensions/structured-content/structured-content-commands.test.js
@@ -185,6 +185,17 @@ describe('updateStructuredContentById', () => {
     }).toThrow('Invalid structured content id - must be an integer, got: abc-123');
   });
 
+  it('returns false when no structured content matches the requested ID', () => {
+    const originalDoc = editor.state.doc.toJSON();
+
+    const didUpdate = editor.commands.updateStructuredContentById('missing-structured-content-id', {
+      text: 'New Content',
+    });
+
+    expect(didUpdate).toBe(false);
+    expect(editor.state.doc.toJSON()).toEqual(originalDoc);
+  });
+
   describe('keepTextNodeStyles option', () => {
     it('preserves marks from the first text node when keepTextNodeStyles is true', () => {
       const didUpdate = editor.commands.updateStructuredContentById(INLINE_ID, {
diff --git a/packages/template-builder/src/tests/updateField.test.tsx b/packages/template-builder/src/tests/updateField.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dfed660d27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/template-builder/src/tests/updateField.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+import { createRef } from 'react';
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { act, cleanup, render, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import SuperDocTemplateBuilder from '../index';
+import type { SuperDocTemplateBuilderHandle } from '../types';
+
+const updateStructuredContentByIdMock = vi.fn(() => false);
+
+vi.mock('superdoc', () => {
+  class MockSuperDoc {
+    activeEditor: any;
+    superdocStore: any;
+
+    constructor(options: { onReady?: () => void }) {
+      this.activeEditor = {
+        state: {},
+        view: {
+          coordsAtPos: () => ({ left: 0, top: 0, bottom: 0 }),
+        },
+        commands: {
+          updateStructuredContentById: updateStructuredContentByIdMock,
+        },
+        helpers: {
+          structuredContentCommands: {
+            getStructuredContentTags: () => [],
+          },
+        },
+        on: vi.fn(),
+      };
+
+      this.superdocStore = {
+        documents: [{ getPresentationEditor: () => ({ coordsAtPos: () => ({ left: 0, top: 0, bottom: 0 }) }) }],
+      };
+
+      queueMicrotask(() => options.onReady?.());
+    }
+
+    destroy() {}
+
+    setDocumentMode() {}
+  }
+
+  return { SuperDoc: MockSuperDoc };
+});
+
+const renderBuilder = async (props = {}) => {
+  const ref = createRef<SuperDocTemplateBuilderHandle>();
+  const onReady = vi.fn();
+
+  render(
+    <SuperDocTemplateBuilder
+      ref={ref}
+      document={{ mode: 'editing' }}
+      fields={{ available: [] }}
+      onReady={onReady}
+      {...props}
+    />,
+  );
+
+  await waitFor(() => expect(onReady).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+  await waitFor(() => expect(ref.current).not.toBeNull());
+
+  return ref;
+};
+
+describe('SuperDocTemplateBuilder updateField', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    updateStructuredContentByIdMock.mockReset();
+    updateStructuredContentByIdMock.mockReturnValue(false);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    cleanup();
+  });
+
+  it('returns false when the editor command does not update a field', async () => {
+    const onFieldUpdate = vi.fn();
+    const onFieldsChange = vi.fn();
+    const ref = await renderBuilder({ onFieldUpdate, onFieldsChange });
+    let result = true;
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      result = ref.current!.updateField('missing-field-id', { alias: 'New Name' });
+    });
+
+    expect(result).toBe(false);
+    expect(updateStructuredContentByIdMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('missing-field-id', {
+      attrs: { alias: 'New Name' },
+    });
+    expect(onFieldUpdate).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(onFieldsChange).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});