diff --git a/geneit_backend/src/controllers/couples_controller.rs b/geneit_backend/src/controllers/couples_controller.rs
index c9143a8..87dafe7 100644
--- a/geneit_backend/src/controllers/couples_controller.rs
+++ b/geneit_backend/src/controllers/couples_controller.rs
@@ -130,3 +130,17 @@ pub async fn get_all(m: FamilyInPath) -> HttpResult {
 pub async fn get_single(m: FamilyAndCoupleInPath) -> HttpResult {
     Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().json(CoupleAPI::new(m.to_couple())))
 }
+
+/// Update a couple information
+pub async fn update(m: FamilyAndCoupleInPath, req: web::Json<CoupleRequest>) -> HttpResult {
+    let mut couple = m.to_couple();
+
+    if let Err(e) = req.0.to_couple(&mut couple).await {
+        log::error!("Failed to parse couple information {e}!");
+        return Ok(HttpResponse::BadRequest().body(e.to_string()));
+    }
+
+    couples_service::update(&mut couple).await?;
+
+    Ok(HttpResponse::Accepted().finish())
+}
diff --git a/geneit_backend/src/main.rs b/geneit_backend/src/main.rs
index a765a04..c7f30e2 100644
--- a/geneit_backend/src/main.rs
+++ b/geneit_backend/src/main.rs
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
                 "/family/{id}/couple/{couple_id}",
                 web::get().to(couples_controller::get_single),
             )
+            .route(
+                "/family/{id}/couple/{couple_id}",
+                web::put().to(couples_controller::update),
+            )
             // Photos controller
             .route(
                 "/photo/{id}",
diff --git a/geneit_backend/src/models.rs b/geneit_backend/src/models.rs
index 8341a24..ce27d26 100644
--- a/geneit_backend/src/models.rs
+++ b/geneit_backend/src/models.rs
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ impl CoupleState {
     }
 
     pub fn parse_str(s: &str) -> Option<Self> {
-        serde_json::from_str(s).ok()
+        serde_json::from_str(&format!("\"{s}\"")).ok()
     }
 
     pub fn states_list() -> Vec<CoupleStateDesc> {