diff --git a/lib/tracker_api/endpoints/story.rb b/lib/tracker_api/endpoints/story.rb
index bc4edc9..bd84b53 100644
--- a/lib/tracker_api/endpoints/story.rb
+++ b/lib/tracker_api/endpoints/story.rb
@@ -25,13 +25,23 @@ def create(project_id, params={})
         Resources::Story.new({ client: client }.merge(data))
       end
 
-      def update(story, params={})
+      # @deprecated Please use {update} instead.
+      def update_direct(story, params={})
+        warn "[DEPRECATION] `save` is deprecated.  Please use `update` instead."
+
         raise ArgumentError, 'Valid story required to update.' unless story.instance_of?(Resources::Story)
 
         data = client.put("/projects/#{story.project_id}/stories/#{story.id}", params: params).body
 
         story.attributes = data
       end
+
+      def update(project_id, story_id, params={})
+        data = client.put("/projects/#{project_id}/stories/#{story_id}", params: params).body
+
+        Resources::Story.new({ client: client }.merge(data))
+      end
+
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/tracker_api/resources/story.rb b/lib/tracker_api/resources/story.rb
index 8d173dd..4554b2e 100644
--- a/lib/tracker_api/resources/story.rb
+++ b/lib/tracker_api/resources/story.rb
@@ -110,10 +110,14 @@ def create_task(params)
       end
 
       # Save changes to an existing Story.
+      #
+      # @deprecated Please use {Endpoints::Story.update} directly instead.
       def save
+        warn "[DEPRECATION] `save` is deprecated.  Please use `Endpoints::Story.update` directly instead."
+
         raise ArgumentError, 'Can not update a story with an unknown project_id.' if project_id.nil?
 
-        Endpoints::Story.new(client).update(self, UpdateRepresenter.new(self))
+        Endpoints::Story.new(client).update_direct(self, UpdateRepresenter.new(self))
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/test/story_test.rb b/test/story_test.rb
index ae5682c..fa23a43 100644
--- a/test/story_test.rb
+++ b/test/story_test.rb
@@ -10,29 +10,37 @@
   let(:story) { VCR.use_cassette('get story') { project.story(story_id) } }
 
 
+  it '.save is deprecated' do
+    VCR.use_cassette('save story', record: :new_episodes) do
+      assert_output(nil, /\[DEPRECATION\]/) { story.save }
+    end
+  end
+
   it 'can update an existing story' do
-    new_name   = "#{story.name}+"
-    story.name = new_name
+    new_name = "#{story.name}+"
 
     VCR.use_cassette('save story', record: :new_episodes) do
-      story.save
-    end
+      updated_story = TrackerApi::Endpoints::Story.new(client).update(project_id,
+                                                                      story_id,
+                                                                      {name: new_name})
 
-    story.name.must_equal new_name
+      updated_story.name.must_equal new_name
+    end
   end
 
   it 'can update multiple attributes of an existing story at once' do
     new_name = "#{story.name}+"
     new_desc = "#{story.description}+"
 
-    story.attributes = { name: new_name, description: new_desc }
-
     VCR.use_cassette('save story with multiple changes', record: :new_episodes) do
-      story.save
-    end
+      updated_story = TrackerApi::Endpoints::Story.new(client).update(project_id,
+                                                                      story_id,
+                                                                      { name:         new_name,
+                                                                        description:  new_desc })
 
-    story.name.must_equal new_name
-    story.description.must_equal new_desc
+      updated_story.name.must_equal new_name
+      updated_story.description.must_equal new_desc
+    end
   end
 
   it 'can add new labels to an existing story' do