diff --git a/api/src/paths/administrative/submission/{submissionId}/index.test.ts b/api/src/paths/administrative/submission/{submissionId}/index.test.ts
index 1a3f015e..e2a2a3c6 100644
--- a/api/src/paths/administrative/submission/{submissionId}/index.test.ts
+++ b/api/src/paths/administrative/submission/{submissionId}/index.test.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('patchSubmissionRecord', () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it('should return the patched submission record', async () => {
+  it.only('should return the patched submission record', async () => {
     const dbConnectionObj = getMockDBConnection({
       commit: sinon.stub(),
       rollback: sinon.stub(),
diff --git a/api/src/paths/administrative/submission/{submissionId}/index.ts b/api/src/paths/administrative/submission/{submissionId}/index.ts
index d18fd53e..34f13c88 100644
--- a/api/src/paths/administrative/submission/{submissionId}/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/paths/administrative/submission/{submissionId}/index.ts
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export function patchSubmissionRecord(): RequestHandler {
 
     const submissionId = Number(req.params.submissionId);
 
-    const patch = req.body.patch as PatchSubmissionRecord;
+    const patch = req.body as PatchSubmissionRecord;
 
     try {
       await connection.open();
diff --git a/app/src/hooks/api/useSubmissionsApi.ts b/app/src/hooks/api/useSubmissionsApi.ts
index 856f7554..022d55be 100644
--- a/app/src/hooks/api/useSubmissionsApi.ts
+++ b/app/src/hooks/api/useSubmissionsApi.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ const useSubmissionsApi = (axios: AxiosInstance) => {
    * @return {*}
    */
   const updateSubmissionRecord = async (submissionId: number, patch: { security_reviewed: boolean }) => {
-    const { data } = await axios.patch(`api/administrative/submission/${submissionId}`, { patch });
+    const { data } = await axios.patch(`api/administrative/submission/${submissionId}`, patch);
 
     return data;
   };