diff --git a/apps/backend/lambdas/projects/handler.ts b/apps/backend/lambdas/projects/handler.ts
index b5927e3..32001a2 100644
--- a/apps/backend/lambdas/projects/handler.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/lambdas/projects/handler.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,20 @@ export const handler = async (event: any): Promise<APIGatewayProxyResult> => {
       return json(200, projects);
     }
     
+    // PUT /projects/{id}
+    if (rawPath.startsWith('/') && rawPath.split('/').length === 2 && method === 'PUT') {
+      const id = rawPath.split('/')[1];
+      if (!id) return json(400, { message: 'id is required' });
+      const body = event.body ? JSON.parse(event.body) as Record<string, {name:string, total_budget:number}> : {};
+      const updatedProject = await db
+        .updateTable("branch.projects")
+        .set(body)
+        .where("project_id", "=", Number(id))
+        .returning(["project_id", "name", "total_budget"]) // control returned fields
+        .executeTakeFirst();
+      if (!updatedProject) return json(404, { message: `Project not found for id: ${id}` });
+      return json(200, updatedProject);
+    }
     // <<< ROUTES-END    
 
     return json(404, { message: 'Not Found', path: normalizedPath, method });
diff --git a/apps/backend/lambdas/projects/package.json b/apps/backend/lambdas/projects/package.json
index 603abb0..7b75315 100644
--- a/apps/backend/lambdas/projects/package.json
+++ b/apps/backend/lambdas/projects/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "@types/pg": "^8.15.6",
     "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
-    "typescript": "^5.4.5"
+    "typescript": "^5.4.5",
     "start-server-and-test": "^2.1.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/apps/backend/lambdas/projects/test/crud.test.ts b/apps/backend/lambdas/projects/test/crud.test.ts
index cebb1ed..70a2200 100644
--- a/apps/backend/lambdas/projects/test/crud.test.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/lambdas/projects/test/crud.test.ts
@@ -39,3 +39,24 @@ test("get projects test 🌞", async () => {
   console.log(body);
   expect(body.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
 });
+test("update project test 🌞", async () => {
+  let res = await fetch("http://localhost:3000/projects/1", {
+    method: "PUT",
+    body: JSON.stringify({ name: "Project 1 Updated", total_budget: 2000 }),
+  });
+  expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+  let body = await res.json();
+  expect(body.project_id).toBe(1);
+  expect(body.name).toContain("Project 1 Updated");
+  expect(Number(body.total_budget)).toBe(Number(2000.00));
+});
+
+test("project put 404 test 🌞", async () => {
+  let res = await fetch("http://localhost:3000/projects/1000", {
+    method: "PUT",
+    body: JSON.stringify({ name: "Project 1 Updated", total_budget: 2000 }),
+  });
+  expect(res.status).toBe(404);
+  let body = await res.json();
+  expect(body.message).toBe("Project not found for id: 1000");
+});