diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/core/model/DbLocation.java b/core/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/core/model/DbLocation.java
index 87e9b58..26a9ae7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/core/model/DbLocation.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/core/model/DbLocation.java
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ package de.srsoftware.umbrella.core.model;
 import static de.srsoftware.umbrella.core.Constants.*;
 
 import de.srsoftware.umbrella.core.api.Owner;
+import org.json.JSONObject;
+
 import java.sql.ResultSet;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -59,9 +61,24 @@ public class DbLocation extends Location {
 		return parentLocationId;
 	}
 
-	public DbLocation parent(DbLocation newParent) {
-		parentLocationId = newParent.id();
-		dirtyFields.add(PARENT_LOCATION_ID);
+	public DbLocation patch(JSONObject json) {
+		for (var field : json.keySet()){
+			boolean known = true;
+			switch (field) {
+				case PARENT_LOCATION_ID:
+					parentLocationId = json.getLong(field);
+					break;
+				case NAME:
+					name = json.getString(NAME);
+					break;
+				case DESCRIPTION:
+					description = json.getString(DESCRIPTION);
+					break;
+				default:
+					known = false;
+			}
+			if (known) dirtyFields.add(field);
+		}
 		return this;
 	}
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/stock/Index.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/stock/Index.svelte
index 2be4886..5107bc2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/stock/Index.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/stock/Index.svelte
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
     }
 
     async function move_dragged_to(new_loc){
-        const data = draggedItem ? { item : draggedItem.id, target: new_loc.id } : { location : draggedLocation.id, target: new_loc.id }
-        const url = api(draggedItem ? 'stock/move_item' : 'stock/move_location');
+        const data = draggedItem ? { item : draggedItem.id, target: new_loc.id } : { parent_location_id: new_loc.id }
+        const url = api(draggedItem ? 'stock/move_item' : `stock/location/${draggedLocation.id}`);
         const res = await fetch(url,{
             credentials : 'include',
             method      : 'PATCH',
@@ -125,10 +125,6 @@
     onMount(load);
 </script>
 
-<style>
-
-</style>
-
 <h2>{t('Stock')}</h2>
 <div class="grid3">
     <div class="locations">
@@ -169,4 +165,4 @@
     </div>
     {/if}
     {/await}
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>
diff --git a/stock/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/stock/StockModule.java b/stock/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/stock/StockModule.java
index 6bd164b..0b31807 100644
--- a/stock/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/stock/StockModule.java
+++ b/stock/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/stock/StockModule.java
@@ -114,7 +114,15 @@ public class StockModule extends BaseHandler implements StockService {
 			if (user.isEmpty()) return unauthorized(ex);
 			return switch (path.pop()){
 				case MOVE_ITEM -> patchMoveItem(user.get(), path,ex);
-				case MOVE_LOCATION -> patchMoveLocation(user.get(), path, ex);
+				case LOCATION -> {
+					try {
+						var id = Long.parseLong(path.pop());
+						yield patchLocation(id, user.get(), ex);
+					} catch (NumberFormatException nfe){
+						yield super.doPatch(path,ex);
+					}
+
+				}
 				case null -> patchItem(user.get(),ex);
 				default -> super.doPatch(path,ex);
 			};
@@ -233,21 +241,20 @@ public class StockModule extends BaseHandler implements StockService {
 		return sendContent(ex,item);
 	}
 
-	private boolean patchMoveLocation(UmbrellaUser user, Path path, HttpExchange ex) throws IOException {
+	private boolean patchLocation(long locationId, UmbrellaUser user, HttpExchange ex) throws IOException {
 		var json = json(ex);
-		if (!(json.get(LOCATION) instanceof Number locationId)) throw missingFieldException(LOCATION);
-		if (!(json.get(TARGET) instanceof Number destLocationId)) throw missingFieldException(TARGET);
-		var location = stockDb.loadLocation(locationId.longValue());
-
+		var location = stockDb.loadLocation(locationId);
 		var owner = location.owner().resolve();
-		if (!assigned(owner,user)) throw forbidden("You are not allowed to alter the location of \"{0}\"!",location.name());
+		if (!assigned(owner,user)) throw forbidden("You are not allowed to edit \"{0}\"!",location.name());
 
-		var target = stockDb.loadLocation(destLocationId.longValue());
-		var locOwner = target.resolve().owner().resolve();
-		if (!assigned(locOwner,user)) throw forbidden("You are not allowed to modify \"{0}\"!",target.name());
+		if (json.has(PARENT_LOCATION_ID) && json.get(PARENT_LOCATION_ID) instanceof Number parentId){
+			var target = stockDb.loadLocation(parentId.longValue());
+			var targetOwner = target.owner().resolve();
+			if (!assigned(targetOwner,user)) throw forbidden("You are not allowed to edit \"{0}\"!",target.name());
+			if (!targetOwner.equals(owner)) throw unprocessable("You may not move locations from one owner ({0}) to another ({1})",owner,targetOwner);
+		}
 
-		if (!locOwner.equals(owner)) throw unprocessable("You may not move locations from one owner ({0}) to another ({1})",owner,locOwner);
-		location = stockDb.save(location.parent(target));
+		location = stockDb.save(location.patch(json));
 		return sendContent(ex,location);
 	}