Unable to change trip after paid upgrade

Here’s the rub- I got a cheap PE upgrade for my flight TO Korea, but now I cannot change my return flight without changing the first leg. Original booking was/is fully refundable main cabin ticket, so it’s not a BE thing…

Can anyone make sense of this? Will I be able to change return flight once I am already there?

Here’s the rub- I got a cheap PE upgrade for my flight TO Korea, but now I cannot change my return flight without changing the first leg. Original booking was/is fully refundable main cabin ticket, so it’s not a BE thing…

Can anyone make sense of this? Will I be able to change return flight once I am already there?