diff --git a/care/facility/api/serializers/patient.py b/care/facility/api/serializers/patient.py
index 58f1cd7e55..ac70f90052 100644
--- a/care/facility/api/serializers/patient.py
+++ b/care/facility/api/serializers/patient.py
@@ -453,12 +453,12 @@ def validate_date_of_birth(self, value):
     def create(self, validated_data):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def save(self, **kwargs):
-        self.instance.facility = self.validated_data["facility"]
+    def update(self, instance, validated_data):
+        instance.facility = validated_data["facility"]
 
         with transaction.atomic():
             consultation = PatientConsultation.objects.filter(
-                patient=self.instance, discharge_date__isnull=True
+                patient=instance, discharge_date__isnull=True
             ).first()
 
             if consultation:
@@ -470,7 +470,9 @@ def save(self, **kwargs):
                 ConsultationBed.objects.filter(
                     consultation=consultation, end_date__isnull=True
                 ).update(end_date=now())
-                self.instance.save()
+
+            instance.save()
+            return instance
 
 
 class PatientNotesSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):