diff --git a/client/src/main/java/client/utils/ServerUtils.java b/client/src/main/java/client/utils/ServerUtils.java
index 2a65168..be1eda7 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/client/utils/ServerUtils.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/client/utils/ServerUtils.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public class ServerUtils {
         //Get the recipe
         HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
                 .uri(URI.create(SERVER + "/recipe/" + id))
-                .GET()
+                .GET()              //Needs to be changed to POST() when api is changed
                 .build();
         HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
 
@@ -172,6 +172,23 @@ public class ServerUtils {
         ingredients.add(ingredient);
         recipe.setIngredients(ingredients);
 
-        return addRecipe(recipe);
+        return updateRecipe(recipe); //updates the recipe instead of creating an whole new recipe
+    }
+
+    public Recipe updateRecipe(Recipe recipe) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+        String json = objectMapper.writeValueAsString(recipe);
+
+        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
+                .uri(URI.create(SERVER + "/recipe/" + recipe.getId()))
+                .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
+                .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString((json)))              // Needs to be changed to PUT() when api changed
+                .build();
+        HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
+
+        if(response.statusCode() != statusOK){
+            throw new IOException("Failed to update recipe: " + recipe.toDetailedString() +  "body: " + response.body());
+        }
+
+        return objectMapper.readValue(response.body(),Recipe.class);
     }
 }
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