diff --git a/polkadot/node/collation-generation/src/lib.rs b/polkadot/node/collation-generation/src/lib.rs
index 0c2f8ee14a580..d38516a4ff713 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/collation-generation/src/lib.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/collation-generation/src/lib.rs
@@ -147,11 +147,7 @@ impl CollationGenerationSubsystem {
 			Ok(FromOrchestra::Communication {
 				msg: CollationGenerationMessage::Reinitialize(config),
 			}) => {
-				if self.config.is_none() {
-					gum::error!(target: LOG_TARGET, "no initial initialization");
-				} else {
-					self.config = Some(Arc::new(config));
-				}
+				self.config = Some(Arc::new(config));
 				false
 			},
 			Ok(FromOrchestra::Communication {
diff --git a/prdoc/pr_4833.prdoc b/prdoc/pr_4833.prdoc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a5cf853696eee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prdoc/pr_4833.prdoc
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+title: "Reinitialize should allow to override existing config in collationGeneration"
+
+doc:
+  - audience: Node Dev
+    description: |
+      The Reinitialize collationGeneration subsystem message currently fails if no other config is already set.
+      As it is difficult to query the collationGeneration subsystem to check when to call Initialize or Reinitialize, this PR
+      proposes that Reinitialize overrides the configuration regardless if there was one already set.
+
+crates:
+  - name: polkadot-node-collation-generation
+    bump: minor