diff --git a/src/functions/functionalConfig.ts b/src/functions/functionalConfig.ts
index 6b19dc1..76c3311 100644
--- a/src/functions/functionalConfig.ts
+++ b/src/functions/functionalConfig.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export const functionConfig: { [key: string]: NonEmptyArray<IApiAccess> } = {
       path: "reference/*",
     },
     {
-      verbs: ["POST", "PUT", "OPTIONS"],
+      verbs: ["POST", "PUT", "PATCH", "OPTIONS"],
       path: "v3/technical-records/*",
     },
   ],
diff --git a/tests/unit/functions/authoriser.unitTest.ts b/tests/unit/functions/authoriser.unitTest.ts
index 56cf259..56e484f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/functions/authoriser.unitTest.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/functions/authoriser.unitTest.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ describe("authorizer() unit tests", () => {
     const returnValue: APIGatewayAuthorizerResult = await authorizer(event, exampleContext());
 
     expect(returnValue.principalId).toEqual(jwtJson.payload.sub);
-    expect(returnValue.policyDocument.Statement.length).toEqual(12);
+    expect(returnValue.policyDocument.Statement.length).toEqual(13);
   });
 
   it("should return an accurate policy based on functional roles", async () => {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ describe("authorizer() unit tests", () => {
     const returnValue: APIGatewayAuthorizerResult = await authorizer(event, exampleContext());
 
     expect(returnValue.principalId).toEqual(jwtJson.payload.sub);
-    expect(returnValue.policyDocument.Statement.length).toEqual(12);
+    expect(returnValue.policyDocument.Statement.length).toEqual(13);
 
     const post: { Action: string; Effect: string; Resource: string } = returnValue.policyDocument.Statement[0] as unknown as { Action: string; Effect: string; Resource: string };
     expect(post.Effect).toEqual("Allow");