diff --git a/vault/resource_token_auth_backend_role.go b/vault/resource_token_auth_backend_role.go
index 092fadf22..861f46db8 100644
--- a/vault/resource_token_auth_backend_role.go
+++ b/vault/resource_token_auth_backend_role.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ func tokenAuthBackendRoleResource() *schema.Resource {
 			"role_name": {
 				Type:        schema.TypeString,
 				Required:    true,
+				ForceNew:    true,
 				Description: "Name of the role.",
 			},
 			"allowed_policies": {
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ func tokenAuthBackendRoleCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 	data["ttl"] = d.Get("ttl").(string)
 	data["max_ttl"] = d.Get("max_ttl").(string)
 	data["orphan"] = d.Get("orphan").(bool)
+	data["period"] = d.Get("period").(string)
 	data["renewable"] = d.Get("renewable").(bool)
 	data["path_suffix"] = d.Get("path_suffix").(string)
 
diff --git a/vault/resource_token_auth_backend_role_test.go b/vault/resource_token_auth_backend_role_test.go
index 8ce2c5613..803e4bd94 100644
--- a/vault/resource_token_auth_backend_role_test.go
+++ b/vault/resource_token_auth_backend_role_test.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ func TestAccTokenAuthBackendRole(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestAccTokenAuthBackendRoleUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	role := acctest.RandomWithPrefix("test-role")
+	roleUpdated := acctest.RandomWithPrefix("test-role-updated")
 
 	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
 		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
@@ -64,6 +65,23 @@ func TestAccTokenAuthBackendRoleUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccTokenAuthBackendRoleConfigUpdate(role),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccTokenAuthBackendRoleCheck_attrs(role),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("vault_token_auth_backend_role.role", "role_name", role),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("vault_token_auth_backend_role.role", "allowed_policies.0", "dev"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("vault_token_auth_backend_role.role", "allowed_policies.1", "test"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("vault_token_auth_backend_role.role", "disallowed_policies.0", "default"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("vault_token_auth_backend_role.role", "orphan", "true"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("vault_token_auth_backend_role.role", "period", "86400"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("vault_token_auth_backend_role.role", "renewable", "true"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("vault_token_auth_backend_role.role", "explicit_max_ttl", "115200"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("vault_token_auth_backend_role.role", "path_suffix", "parth-suffix"),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccTokenAuthBackendRoleConfigUpdate(roleUpdated),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccTokenAuthBackendRoleCheck_attrs(roleUpdated),
+					testAccTokenAuthBackendRoleCheck_deleted(role),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("vault_token_auth_backend_role.role", "role_name", roleUpdated),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("vault_token_auth_backend_role.role", "allowed_policies.0", "dev"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("vault_token_auth_backend_role.role", "allowed_policies.1", "test"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("vault_token_auth_backend_role.role", "disallowed_policies.0", "default"),
@@ -96,6 +114,27 @@ func testAccCheckTokenAuthBackendRoleDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func testAccTokenAuthBackendRoleCheck_deleted(role string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
+	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
+		endpoint := "auth/token/roles"
+		client := testProvider.Meta().(*api.Client)
+
+		resp, err := client.Logical().List(endpoint)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%q returned unexpectedly", endpoint)
+		}
+
+		apiData := resp.Data["keys"].([]interface{})
+		for _, r := range apiData {
+			if r == role {
+				return fmt.Errorf("%q still exists, extected to be deleted", role)
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 func testAccTokenAuthBackendRoleCheck_attrs(role string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
 		resourceState := s.Modules[0].Resources["vault_token_auth_backend_role.role"]