diff --git a/github/resource_github_repository.go b/github/resource_github_repository.go
index 00b6444c1..33dac0ea4 100644
--- a/github/resource_github_repository.go
+++ b/github/resource_github_repository.go
@@ -778,14 +778,12 @@ func resourceGithubRepositoryUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) er
 	if d.HasChange("pages") && !d.IsNewResource() {
 		opts := expandPagesUpdate(d.Get("pages").([]interface{}))
 		if opts != nil {
-			pages, res, err := client.Repositories.GetPagesInfo(ctx, owner, repoName)
-			if res.StatusCode != http.StatusNotFound && err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			if pages == nil {
+			// First check if pages are enabled on the repository
+			if !repo.GetHasPages() {
+				// Pages not enabled yet, so enable them
 				_, _, err = client.Repositories.EnablePages(ctx, owner, repoName, &github.Pages{Source: opts.Source, BuildType: opts.BuildType})
 			} else {
+				// Pages already enabled, update them
 				_, err = client.Repositories.UpdatePages(ctx, owner, repoName, opts)
 			}
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/github/resource_github_repository_pages_test.go b/github/resource_github_repository_pages_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..834288ace
--- /dev/null
+++ b/github/resource_github_repository_pages_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+package github
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/helper/acctest"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/helper/resource"
+)
+
+func TestAccGithubRepositoryPages_EnableOnExisting(t *testing.T) {
+	randomID := acctest.RandStringFromCharSet(5, acctest.CharSetAlphaNum)
+
+	t.Run("adds pages to an existing repository", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Step 1: Create repo without pages
+		configWithoutPages := fmt.Sprintf(`
+			resource "github_repository" "test" {
+				name         = "tf-acc-pages-%s"
+				auto_init    = true
+				visibility   = "public"
+			}
+		`, randomID)
+
+		// Step 2: Add pages to existing repo
+		configWithPages := fmt.Sprintf(`
+			resource "github_repository" "test" {
+				name         = "tf-acc-pages-%s"
+				auto_init    = true
+				visibility   = "public"
+				pages {
+					source {
+						branch = "main"
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		`, randomID)
+
+		// Step 3: Update pages configuration
+		configWithUpdatedPages := fmt.Sprintf(`
+			resource "github_repository" "test" {
+				name         = "tf-acc-pages-%s"
+				auto_init    = true  
+				visibility   = "public"
+				pages {
+					source {
+						branch = "main"
+						path   = "/docs"
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		`, randomID)
+
+		// Step 4: Remove pages
+		configWithoutPagesAgain := fmt.Sprintf(`
+			resource "github_repository" "test" {
+				name         = "tf-acc-pages-%s"
+				auto_init    = true
+				visibility   = "public"
+			}
+		`, randomID)
+
+		testCase := func(t *testing.T, mode string) {
+			resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+				PreCheck:  func() { skipUnlessMode(t, mode) },
+				Providers: testAccProviders,
+				Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+					{
+						Config: configWithoutPages,
+						Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+							resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+								"github_repository.test", "name",
+								fmt.Sprintf("tf-acc-pages-%s", randomID),
+							),
+						),
+					},
+					{
+						Config: configWithPages,
+						Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+							resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+								"github_repository.test", "pages.0.source.0.branch",
+								"main",
+							),
+							resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+								"github_repository.test", "pages.0.source.0.path",
+								"/",
+							),
+						),
+					},
+					{
+						Config: configWithUpdatedPages,
+						Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+							resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+								"github_repository.test", "pages.0.source.0.branch",
+								"main",
+							),
+							resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+								"github_repository.test", "pages.0.source.0.path",
+								"/docs",
+							),
+						),
+					},
+					{
+						Config: configWithoutPagesAgain,
+						Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+							resource.TestCheckNoResourceAttr(
+								"github_repository.test", "pages.0.source.0.branch",
+							),
+						),
+					},
+				},
+			})
+		}
+
+		t.Run("with an individual account", func(t *testing.T) {
+			testCase(t, individual)
+		})
+
+		t.Run("with an organization account", func(t *testing.T) {
+			testCase(t, organization)
+		})
+	})
+}
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