diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index 92fa24b91f..108f2ac231 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -1099,18 +1099,16 @@ Route::group(['prefix' => 'v1', 'middleware' => ['api', 'throttle:api']], functi
 
         });
 
-    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',
                 'store' => 'api.users.store',
+                'update' => 'api.users.update',
                 'destroy' => 'api.users.destroy',
             ],
-         'except' => ['create', 'edit', 'update'],
+         'except' => ['create', 'edit'],
         '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 4632a80c3d..647053d18f 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Users/Api/UpdateUserTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Users/Api/UpdateUserTest.php
@@ -51,7 +51,84 @@ class UpdateUserTest extends TestCase
                 'start_date' => '2021-08-01',
                 'end_date' => '2025-12-31',
             ])
-            ->assertOk();
+            ->assertOk()
+            ->assertStatus(200)
+            ->assertStatusMessageIs('success')
+            ->json();
+
+        $user->refresh();
+        $this->assertEquals('Mabel', $user->first_name, 'First name was not updated');
+        $this->assertEquals('Mora', $user->last_name, 'Last name was not updated');
+        $this->assertEquals('mabel', $user->username, 'Username was not updated');
+        $this->assertTrue(Hash::check('super-secret', $user->password), 'Password was not updated');
+        $this->assertEquals('mabel@onlymurderspod.com', $user->email, 'Email was not updated');
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey('a.new.permission', $user->decodePermissions(), 'Permissions were not updated');
+        $this->assertTrue((bool) $user->activated, 'User not marked as activated');
+        $this->assertEquals('619-555-5555', $user->phone, 'Phone was not updated');
+        $this->assertEquals('Host', $user->jobtitle, 'Job title was not updated');
+        $this->assertTrue($user->manager->is($manager), 'Manager was not updated');
+        $this->assertEquals('1111', $user->employee_num, 'Employee number was not updated');
+        $this->assertEquals('Pretty good artist', $user->notes, 'Notes was not updated');
+        $this->assertTrue($user->company->is($company), 'Company was not updated');
+        $this->assertTrue($user->department->is($department), 'Department was not updated');
+        $this->assertTrue($user->location->is($location), 'Location was not updated');
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $user->remote, 'Remote was not updated');
+        $this->assertTrue($user->groups->contains($groupA), 'Groups were not updated');
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $user->vip, 'VIP was not updated');
+        $this->assertEquals('2021-08-01', $user->start_date, 'Start date was not updated');
+        $this->assertEquals('2025-12-31', $user->end_date, 'End date was not updated');
+
+        // `groups` can be an id or array or ids
+        $this->patch(route('api.users.update', $user), ['groups' => [$groupA->id, $groupB->id]]);
+
+        $user->refresh();
+        $this->assertTrue($user->groups->contains($groupA), 'Not part of expected group');
+        $this->assertTrue($user->groups->contains($groupB), 'Not part of expected group');
+    }
+
+    public function testCanUpdateUserViaPut()
+    {
+        $admin = User::factory()->superuser()->create();
+        $manager = User::factory()->create();
+        $company = Company::factory()->create();
+        $department = Department::factory()->create();
+        $location = Location::factory()->create();
+        [$groupA, $groupB] = Group::factory()->count(2)->create();
+
+        $user = User::factory()->create([
+            'activated' => false,
+            'remote' => false,
+            'vip' => false,
+        ]);
+
+        $response = $this->actingAsForApi($admin)
+            ->putJson(route('api.users.update', $user), [
+                'first_name' => 'Mabel',
+                'last_name' => 'Mora',
+                'username' => 'mabel',
+                'password' => 'super-secret',
+                'password_confirmation' => 'super-secret',
+                'email' => 'mabel@onlymurderspod.com',
+                'permissions' => '{"a.new.permission":"1"}',
+                'activated' => true,
+                'phone' => '619-555-5555',
+                'jobtitle' => 'Host',
+                'manager_id' => $manager->id,
+                'employee_num' => '1111',
+                'notes' => 'Pretty good artist',
+                'company_id' => $company->id,
+                'department_id' => $department->id,
+                'location_id' => $location->id,
+                'remote' => true,
+                'groups' => $groupA->id,
+                'vip' => true,
+                'start_date' => '2021-08-01',
+                'end_date' => '2025-12-31',
+            ])
+            ->assertOk()
+            ->assertStatus(200)
+            ->assertStatusMessageIs('success')
+            ->json();
 
         $user->refresh();
         $this->assertEquals('Mabel', $user->first_name, 'First name was not updated');