diff --git a/tests/utils/test_pagure.py b/tests/utils/test_pagure.py
index e89d22f..bb5e25b 100644
--- a/tests/utils/test_pagure.py
+++ b/tests/utils/test_pagure.py
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ class TestPagureChangeProjectMainAdmin:
         response_mock = Mock()
         response_mock.status_code = 200
 
-        self.pagure._requests_session.post.return_value = response_mock
+        self.pagure._requests_session.patch.return_value = response_mock
 
         namespace = "namespace"
         repo = "repo"
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ class TestPagureChangeProjectMainAdmin:
 
         self.pagure.change_project_main_admin(namespace, repo, main_admin)
 
-        self.pagure._requests_session.post.assert_called_with(
+        self.pagure._requests_session.patch.assert_called_with(
             "https://pagure.io/api/0/{0}/{1}".format(namespace, repo),
             data=json.dumps({"main_admin": main_admin}),
             headers=self.pagure.get_auth_header(),
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ class TestPagureChangeProjectMainAdmin:
         response_mock = Mock()
         response_mock.status_code = 500
 
-        self.pagure._requests_session.post.side_effect = response_mock
+        self.pagure._requests_session.patch.side_effect = response_mock
 
         namespace = "namespace"
         repo = "repo"
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ class TestPagureChangeProjectMainAdmin:
         with pytest.raises(PagureError, match=expected_error):
             self.pagure.change_project_main_admin(namespace, repo, main_admin)
 
-        self.pagure._requests_session.post.assert_called_with(
+        self.pagure._requests_session.patch.assert_called_with(
             "https://pagure.io/api/0/{0}/{1}".format(namespace, repo),
             data=json.dumps({"main_admin": main_admin}),
             headers=self.pagure.get_auth_header(),
diff --git a/toddlers/utils/pagure.py b/toddlers/utils/pagure.py
index e3e55ee..6ccb99e 100644
--- a/toddlers/utils/pagure.py
+++ b/toddlers/utils/pagure.py
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ class Pagure:
                 new_main_admin, namespace, repo
             )
         )
-        response = self._requests_session.post(
+        response = self._requests_session.patch(
             admin_api_url, data=json.dumps(payload), headers=headers
         )