diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/category_tag_tool_tests/test_organizers_common.py b/tests/integration_tests/category_tag_tool_tests/test_organizers_common.py
index 733bdebd2..8b15cb652 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/category_tag_tool_tests/test_organizers_common.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/category_tag_tool_tests/test_organizers_common.py
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ def test_organizer_association(
     ]
 
     # Update Recipe
-    response = api_client.put(api_routes.recipes_slug(slug), json=as_json, headers=unique_user.token)
+    response = api_client.patch(api_routes.recipes_slug(slug), json=as_json, headers=unique_user.token)
     assert response.status_code == 200
 
     # Get Recipe Data
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ def test_organizer_get_by_slug(
             {"id": item["id"], "group_id": unique_user.group_id, "name": item["name"], "slug": item["slug"]}
         ]
 
-        response = api_client.put(api_routes.recipes_slug(slug), json=as_json, headers=unique_user.token)
+        response = api_client.patch(api_routes.recipes_slug(slug), json=as_json, headers=unique_user.token)
         assert response.status_code == 200
 
     # Get Organizer by Slug
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/user_recipe_tests/test_recipe_crud.py b/tests/integration_tests/user_recipe_tests/test_recipe_crud.py
index b87200fc6..36c8efded 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/user_recipe_tests/test_recipe_crud.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/user_recipe_tests/test_recipe_crud.py
@@ -470,6 +470,11 @@ def test_read_update(
     assert response.status_code == 200
     assert json.loads(response.text).get("slug") == recipe_data.expected_slug
 
+    recipe_incomplete = recipe.copy()
+    del recipe_incomplete["notes"]
+    response = api_client.put(recipe_url, json=utils.jsonify(recipe_incomplete), headers=unique_user.token)
+    assert response.status_code == 400
+
     response = api_client.get(recipe_url, headers=unique_user.token)
     assert response.status_code == 200
     recipe = json.loads(response.text)