diff --git a/common/python_icat_backend.py b/common/python_icat_backend.py
index 59a965c5..0e41fb56 100644
--- a/common/python_icat_backend.py
+++ b/common/python_icat_backend.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from common.backend import Backend
 from common.helpers import queries_records
 from common.python_icat_helpers import requires_session_id, get_session_details_helper, logout_icat_client, \
-                                       refresh_client_session, get_entity_by_id
+                                       refresh_client_session, get_entity_by_id, update_entity_by_id
 from common.config import config
 from common.exceptions import AuthenticationError
 from common.models.db_models import SESSION
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def delete_with_id(self, session_id, table, id):
     @requires_session_id
     @queries_records
     def update_with_id(self, session_id, table, id, data):
-        pass
+        return update_entity_by_id(self.client, table.__name__, id, data)
 
     @requires_session_id
     @queries_records
diff --git a/common/python_icat_helpers.py b/common/python_icat_helpers.py
index a497daa6..173c2c9a 100644
--- a/common/python_icat_helpers.py
+++ b/common/python_icat_helpers.py
@@ -131,14 +131,20 @@ def get_entity_by_id(client, table, id):
     for entity_name in entity_names:
         lowercase_name = entity_name.lower()
 
-        if lowercase_name == lowercase_table_name:
-            selected_entity = entity_name
+def update_entity_by_id(client, table_name, id, new_data):
+    """
+    Updates certain attributes Gets a record of a given ID of the specified entity
 
-    # Raise a 400 if a valid entity cannot be found
-    if selected_entity is None:
-        raise BadRequestError(f"Bad request made, cannot find {table.__name__} entity within Python ICAT")
+    :param client: ICAT client containing an authenticated user
+    :type client: :class:`icat.client.Client`
+    :param table_name: Table name to extract which entity to use
+    :type table_name: TODO
+    :param id: ID number of the entity to retrieve
+    :type id: :class:`int`
+    :param new_data: JSON from request body providing new data to update the record with the
+        specified ID
+    """
 
-    id_query = construct_icat_query(client, selected_entity, id_condition)
-    entity_by_id_data = execute_icat_query(client, id_query)
+    pass
 
     return entity_by_id_data
diff --git a/src/resources/entities/entity_endpoint.py b/src/resources/entities/entity_endpoint.py
index f8c2867f..4779f929 100644
--- a/src/resources/entities/entity_endpoint.py
+++ b/src/resources/entities/entity_endpoint.py
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ def delete(self, id):
         def patch(self, id):
             session_id = get_session_id_from_auth_header()
             backend.update_with_id(session_id, table, id, request.json)
-            return backend.get_with_id(session_id, table, id).to_dict(), 200
+            return backend.get_with_id(session_id, table, id), 200
 
         patch.__doc__ = f"""
             ---