diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/templates.service.js b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/templates.service.js
index 1a63cb6553..63dfe91590 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/templates.service.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/templates.service.js
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export default ['Rest', 'GetBasePath', '$q', 'NextPage', function(Rest, GetBaseP
           url = url + params.id;
 
           Rest.setUrl(url);
-          return Rest.put(params.data);
+          return Rest.patch(params.data);
       },
       getWorkflowJobTemplate: function(id) {
           var url = GetBasePath('workflow_job_templates');