diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index 0eb0d834c..c59654d65 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -1070,18 +1070,20 @@ Route::group(['prefix' => 'v1', 'middleware' => ['api', 'throttle:api']], functi
                 ]
             )->name('api.users.restore');
 
-        }); 
+        });
+
+    Route::match(['put', 'patch'], '{user}/update', [Api\UsersController::class, 'update'])
+        ->name('api.users.update');
     
         Route::resource('users', 
         Api\UsersController::class,
         ['names' => [
                 'index' => 'api.users.index',
                 'show' => 'api.users.show',
-                'update' => 'api.users.update',
                 'store' => 'api.users.store',
                 'destroy' => 'api.users.destroy',
             ],
-        'except' => ['create', 'edit'],
+         'except' => ['create', 'edit', 'update'],
         'parameters' => ['user' => 'user_id'],
         ]
         ); // end users API routes
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Users/Api/UpdateUserTest.php b/tests/Feature/Users/Api/UpdateUserTest.php
index e7314756d..4632a80c3 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Users/Api/UpdateUserTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Users/Api/UpdateUserTest.php
@@ -365,6 +365,13 @@ class UpdateUserTest extends TestCase
             'company_id' => $companyB->id,
         ])->assertStatusMessageIs('success');
 
+        // same test but PUT
+        $this->actingAsForApi($superUser)->putJson(route('api.users.update', $user), [
+            'username'   => 'test',
+            'first_name' => 'Test',
+            'company_id' => $companyB->id,
+        ])->assertStatusMessageIs('success');
+
         $asset->checkOut($user, $superUser);
 
         // asset assigned, therefore error
@@ -372,6 +379,13 @@ class UpdateUserTest extends TestCase
             'username'   => 'test',
             'company_id' => $companyB->id,
         ])->assertStatusMessageIs('error');
+
+        // same test but PUT
+        $this->actingAsForApi($superUser)->putJson(route('api.users.update', $user), [
+            'username'   => 'test',
+            'first_name' => 'Test',
+            'company_id' => $companyB->id,
+        ])->assertStatusMessageIs('error');
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Users/Ui/UpdateUserTest.php b/tests/Feature/Users/Ui/UpdateUserTest.php
index 31530af7c..3e6867021 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Users/Ui/UpdateUserTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Users/Ui/UpdateUserTest.php
@@ -98,17 +98,22 @@ class UpdateUserTest extends TestCase
 
         // no assets assigned, therefore success
         $this->actingAs($superUser)->put(route('users.update', $user), [
-            'first_name' => 'test',
-            'username'   => 'test',
-            'company_id' => $companyB->id,
+            'first_name'      => 'test',
+            'username'        => 'test',
+            'company_id'      => $companyB->id,
+            'redirect_option' => 'index'
         ])->assertRedirect(route('users.index'));
 
-        //$asset->checkOut($user, $superUser);
+        $asset->checkOut($user, $superUser);
 
         // asset assigned, therefore error
-        //$this->actingAs($superUser)->patchJson(route('users.update', $user), [
-        //    'username'   => 'test',
-        //    'company_id' => $companyB->id,
-        //])->assertMessagesAre('error');
+        $response = $this->actingAs($superUser)->patchJson(route('users.update', $user), [
+            'first_name'      => 'test',
+            'username'        => 'test',
+            'company_id'      => $companyB->id,
+            'redirect_option' => 'index'
+        ]);
+
+        $this->followRedirects($response)->assertSee('error');
     }
 }