diff --git a/app/template_folder/rest.py b/app/template_folder/rest.py
index 5097fd429..b6257faaa 100644
--- a/app/template_folder/rest.py
+++ b/app/template_folder/rest.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from app.errors import InvalidRequest, register_errors
 from app.models import TemplateFolder
 from app.template_folder.template_folder_schema import (
     post_create_template_folder_schema,
-    post_rename_template_folder_schema,
+    post_update_template_folder_schema,
     post_move_template_folder_schema,
 )
 from app.schema_validation import validate
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ def create_template_folder(service_id):
     return jsonify(data=template_folder.serialize()), 201
 
 
-@template_folder_blueprint.route('/<uuid:template_folder_id>/rename', methods=['POST'])
-def rename_template_folder(service_id, template_folder_id):
+@template_folder_blueprint.route('/<uuid:template_folder_id>', methods=['POST'])
+def update_template_folder(service_id, template_folder_id):
     data = request.get_json()
 
-    validate(data, post_rename_template_folder_schema)
+    validate(data, post_update_template_folder_schema)
 
     template_folder = dao_get_template_folder_by_id_and_service_id(template_folder_id, service_id)
     template_folder.name = data['name']
diff --git a/app/template_folder/template_folder_schema.py b/app/template_folder/template_folder_schema.py
index ec6ff8ef0..006f6b761 100644
--- a/app/template_folder/template_folder_schema.py
+++ b/app/template_folder/template_folder_schema.py
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ post_create_template_folder_schema = {
     "required": ["name", "parent_id"]
 }
 
-post_rename_template_folder_schema = {
+post_update_template_folder_schema = {
     "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
-    "description": "POST schema for renaming template_folder",
+    "description": "POST schema for updating template_folder",
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
         "name": {"type": "string", "minLength": 1},
diff --git a/tests/app/template_folder/test_template_folder_rest.py b/tests/app/template_folder/test_template_folder_rest.py
index 0d8d7346f..7346084e4 100644
--- a/tests/app/template_folder/test_template_folder_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/template_folder/test_template_folder_rest.py
@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@ def test_create_template_folder_fails_if_parent_id_from_different_service(admin_
     assert resp['message'] == 'parent_id not found'
 
 
-def test_rename_template_folder(admin_request, sample_service):
+def test_update_template_folder(admin_request, sample_service):
     existing_folder = create_template_folder(sample_service)
 
     resp = admin_request.post(
-        'template_folder.rename_template_folder',
+        'template_folder.update_template_folder',
         service_id=sample_service.id,
         template_folder_id=existing_folder.id,
         _data={
@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@ def test_rename_template_folder(admin_request, sample_service):
     ({'name': None}, 'name None is not of type string'),
     ({'name': ''}, 'name  is too short'),
 ])
-def test_rename_template_folder_fails_if_missing_name(admin_request, sample_service, data, err):
+def test_update_template_folder_fails_if_missing_name(admin_request, sample_service, data, err):
     existing_folder = create_template_folder(sample_service)
 
     resp = admin_request.post(
-        'template_folder.rename_template_folder',
+        'template_folder.update_template_folder',
         service_id=sample_service.id,
         template_folder_id=existing_folder.id,
         _data=data,