diff --git a/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/Account.java b/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/Account.java
index e79a564a..ca6f5133 100644
--- a/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/Account.java
+++ b/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/Account.java
@@ -110,18 +110,6 @@ public class Account extends AcmeJsonResource {
         return new ResourceIterator<>(getLogin(), KEY_ORDERS, ordersUrl, Login::bindOrder);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void update() throws AcmeException {
-        LOG.debug("update Account");
-        try (Connection conn = getSession().connect()) {
-            conn.sendSignedRequest(getLocation(), new JSONBuilder(), getLogin());
-            JSON json = conn.readJsonResponse();
-            if (json != null) {
-                setJSON(json);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Creates a builder for a new {@link Order}.
      *
diff --git a/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/PreDraft15Connection.java b/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/PreDraft15Connection.java
index ffeeab09..63f85c44 100644
--- a/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/PreDraft15Connection.java
+++ b/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/PreDraft15Connection.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import java.net.URL;
 
 import org.shredzone.acme4j.Login;
 import org.shredzone.acme4j.exception.AcmeException;
+import org.shredzone.acme4j.toolbox.JSONBuilder;
 
 /**
  * This {@link Connection} is used for servers that do not implement the POST-as-GET
@@ -43,6 +44,11 @@ public class PreDraft15Connection extends DefaultConnection {
 
     @Override
     public int sendSignedPostAsGetRequest(URL url, Login login) throws AcmeException {
+        // Account resources must be updated by a signed POST request with empty JSON body
+        if (login.getAccountLocation().toExternalForm().equals(url.toExternalForm())) {
+            return sendSignedRequest(url, new JSONBuilder(), login);
+        }
+
         return sendRequest(url, login.getSession(), MIME_JSON);
     }
 
diff --git a/acme4j-client/src/test/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/AccountTest.java b/acme4j-client/src/test/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/AccountTest.java
index 14a290a4..779934bd 100644
--- a/acme4j-client/src/test/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/AccountTest.java
+++ b/acme4j-client/src/test/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/AccountTest.java
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ public class AccountTest {
                     jsonResponse = new JSONBuilder()
                                 .array("orders", Arrays.asList("https://example.com/acme/order/1"))
                                 .toJSON();
+                } else {
+                    jsonResponse = getJSON("updateAccountResponse");
                 }
                 return HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK;
             }
@@ -94,6 +96,11 @@ public class AccountTest {
             public Collection<URL> getLinks(String relation) {
                 return Collections.emptyList();
             }
+
+            @Override
+            public void handleRetryAfter(String message) throws AcmeException {
+                // do nothing
+            }
         };
 
         Login login = provider.createLogin();
@@ -124,7 +131,7 @@ public class AccountTest {
 
         TestableConnectionProvider provider = new TestableConnectionProvider() {
             @Override
-            public int sendSignedRequest(URL url, JSONBuilder claims, Login login) {
+            public int sendSignedPostAsGetRequest(URL url, Login login) {
                 requestWasSent.set(true);
                 assertThat(url, is(locationUrl));
                 return HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK;
@@ -147,6 +154,11 @@ public class AccountTest {
                     default: return null;
                 }
             }
+
+            @Override
+            public void handleRetryAfter(String message) throws AcmeException {
+                // do nothing
+            }
         };
 
         Account account = new Account(provider.createLogin());
diff --git a/acme4j-client/src/test/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/PreDraft15ConnectionTest.java b/acme4j-client/src/test/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/PreDraft15ConnectionTest.java
index baba975b..7c35e3cb 100644
--- a/acme4j-client/src/test/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/PreDraft15ConnectionTest.java
+++ b/acme4j-client/src/test/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/PreDraft15ConnectionTest.java
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
  */
 package org.shredzone.acme4j.connector;
 
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.sameInstance;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -22,6 +25,7 @@ import java.net.URI;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.security.KeyPair;
 import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 
 import org.jose4j.base64url.Base64Url;
 import org.junit.Before;
@@ -31,6 +35,7 @@ import org.shredzone.acme4j.Login;
 import org.shredzone.acme4j.Session;
 import org.shredzone.acme4j.exception.AcmeException;
 import org.shredzone.acme4j.provider.AcmeProvider;
+import org.shredzone.acme4j.toolbox.JSONBuilder;
 import org.shredzone.acme4j.toolbox.TestUtils;
 
 /**
@@ -95,6 +100,29 @@ public class PreDraft15ConnectionTest {
         verifyNoMoreInteractions(mockUrlConnection);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test update requests to Account in compatibility mode.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testUpdateAccountRequest() throws Exception {
+        final AtomicBoolean wasInvoked = new AtomicBoolean();
+
+        try (PreDraft15Connection conn = new PreDraft15Connection(mockHttpConnection) {
+            @Override
+            public int sendSignedRequest(URL url, JSONBuilder claims, Login login) throws AcmeException {
+                assertThat(url, is(accountUrl));
+                assertThat(claims.toString(), is("{}"));
+                assertThat(login, is(sameInstance(PreDraft15ConnectionTest.this.login)));
+                wasInvoked.set(true);
+                return HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK;
+            };
+        }) {
+            conn.sendSignedPostAsGetRequest(accountUrl, login);
+        }
+
+        assertThat(wasInvoked.get(), is(true));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test certificate POST-as-GET requests in compatibility mode.
      */