diff --git a/backend/routes/routes.go b/backend/routes/routes.go
index baa9734..3f51b11 100644
--- a/backend/routes/routes.go
+++ b/backend/routes/routes.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func RoutesProtected(r *mux.Router, db *gorm.DB) {
     r.HandleFunc("/admin/user/{id}/edit", renders.AdminUserEdit(db)).Methods("GET")
     r.HandleFunc("/admin/user", renders.AdminUserList(db))
     r.HandleFunc("/api/user/delete/{id}", handlers.AdminUserDelete(db)).Methods("DELETE")
-    r.HandleFunc("/api/user/update/{id}", renders.AdminUserUpdate(db)).Methods("POST")
+    r.HandleFunc("/api/user/update/{id}", renders.AdminUserUpdate(db)).Methods("PUT")
     r.HandleFunc("/api/user/create", renders.CreateUserHandler(db)).Methods("POST")
     r.HandleFunc("/admin/user/create-form", renders.AdminUserCreateForm()).Methods("GET")