diff --git a/updater/src/com/intellij/updater/PatchAction.java b/updater/src/com/intellij/updater/PatchAction.java
index 041aa77fb0c8..6c95f2c3613c 100644
--- a/updater/src/com/intellij/updater/PatchAction.java
+++ b/updater/src/com/intellij/updater/PatchAction.java
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ public abstract class PatchAction {
     }
     else {
       if (isCritical()) {
-        options = new ValidationResult.Option[]{ValidationResult.Option.REPLACE, ValidationResult.Option.IGNORE};
+        options = new ValidationResult.Option[]{ValidationResult.Option.REPLACE, ValidationResult.Option.KEEP};
       }
       else {
         options = new ValidationResult.Option[]{ValidationResult.Option.IGNORE};
diff --git a/updater/testSrc/com/intellij/updater/PatchApplyingRevertingTest.java b/updater/testSrc/com/intellij/updater/PatchApplyingRevertingTest.java
index 1d86bfddc728..b7aa838dcdd1 100644
--- a/updater/testSrc/com/intellij/updater/PatchApplyingRevertingTest.java
+++ b/updater/testSrc/com/intellij/updater/PatchApplyingRevertingTest.java
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ public abstract class PatchApplyingRevertingTest extends PatchTestCase {
                            "plugins/some/lib/plugin.jar",
                            ValidationResult.Action.UPDATE,
                            "Absent",
-                           ValidationResult.Option.REPLACE, ValidationResult.Option.IGNORE)
+                           ValidationResult.Option.REPLACE, ValidationResult.Option.KEEP)
     );
     assertAppliedAndReverted(preparationResult, (original, target) -> {
       original.put("plugins/some/", Digester.DIRECTORY);