diff --git a/db/index.ts b/db/index.ts
index e5fab30..3c0f917 100644
--- a/db/index.ts
+++ b/db/index.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,18 @@ export async function createBooking({
   return booking.toJSON()
 }
 
+export async function patchBooking(
+  bookingUUID: string,
+  bookingData: Booking,
+): Promise<Booking> {
+  await connect()
+  const booking = await getBookingByUUID(bookingUUID)
+  booking.set(bookingData);
+  await booking.save()
+
+  return booking.toJSON()
+}
+
 export async function createBill(
   bookingUUID: string,
   billData: Bill
diff --git a/pages/api/bookings/[uuid]/index.ts b/pages/api/bookings/[uuid]/index.ts
index 872b1a4..6f95617 100644
--- a/pages/api/bookings/[uuid]/index.ts
+++ b/pages/api/bookings/[uuid]/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse } from 'next'
 import { BookingDocument } from '../../../../db/booking'
 import { BOOKING_STATUS } from '../../../../db/enums'
-import { getBookingByUUID } from '../../../../db/index'
+import { patchBooking } from '../../../../db/index'
 
 export default async function userHandler(
   req: NextApiRequest,
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ export default async function userHandler(
 
   switch (method) {
     case 'PATCH':
-      booking = await getBookingByUUID(uuid)
-
       if (!Object.values(BOOKING_STATUS).includes(req.body.status)) {
         res
           .status(400)
@@ -33,8 +31,8 @@ export default async function userHandler(
 
       booking.set(req.body)
       try {
-        await booking.save()
-        res.status(200).json(booking.toJSON())
+        const booking = await patchBooking(uuid, req.body);
+        res.status(200).json(booking)
       } catch (error) {
         res.status(400).end(`Failed to save booking: ${error.message}`)
       }