diff --git a/tests/api/v2/handlers/test_planners_api.py b/tests/api/v2/handlers/test_planners_api.py
index 47afc2b22..b4702da46 100644
--- a/tests/api/v2/handlers/test_planners_api.py
+++ b/tests/api/v2/handlers/test_planners_api.py
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ def test_planner(event_loop, api_v2_client):
     return planner
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def updated_planner(test_planner):
+    planner_dict = test_planner.schema.dump(test_planner)
+    planner_dict.update(dict(description="a test planner with updated description"))
+    return planner_dict
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def test_planner_2(event_loop, api_v2_client):
     planner = Planner(name="atomic", planner_id="456", description="an alphabetically superior test planner (fake)",
@@ -57,3 +64,20 @@ async def test_planner_defaults(self, api_v2_client, api_cookies, test_planner,
         assert len(planners_list) == 2
         assert planners_list[0]["id"] == "456"
         assert planners_list[0]["name"][0] > planners_list[1]["name"][0]  # prove that this wasn't an alphabetical sort
+
+    async def test_update_planner(self, api_v2_client, api_cookies, test_planner, updated_planner, mocker):
+        with mocker.patch('app.api.v2.managers.base_api_manager.BaseApiManager.strip_yml') as mock_strip_yml:
+            mock_strip_yml.return_value = [test_planner.schema.dump(test_planner)]
+            resp = await api_v2_client.patch('/api/v2/planners/123', cookies=api_cookies, json=updated_planner)
+            assert resp.status == HTTPStatus.OK
+            planner = (await BaseService.get_service('data_svc').locate('planners'))[0]
+            assert planner.description == updated_planner["description"]
+
+    async def test_unauthorized_update_planner(self, api_v2_client, updated_planner):
+        resp = await api_v2_client.patch('/api/v2/planners/123', json=updated_planner)
+        assert resp.status == HTTPStatus.UNAUTHORIZED
+
+    async def test_update_nonexistent_planner(self, api_v2_client, api_cookies, updated_planner):
+        resp = await api_v2_client.patch('/api/v2/planners/999', cookies=api_cookies, json=updated_planner)
+        assert resp.status == HTTPStatus.NOT_FOUND
+