diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillEventBundle/Controller/EventController.php b/src/Bundle/ChillEventBundle/Controller/EventController.php
index 773593057..950606691 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillEventBundle/Controller/EventController.php
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillEventBundle/Controller/EventController.php
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ final class EventController extends AbstractController
     /**
      * Edits an existing Event entity.
      */
-    #[\Symfony\Component\Routing\Annotation\Route(path: '/{_locale}/event/event/{event_id}/update', name: 'chill_event__event_update', methods: ['POST', 'PUT'])]
+    #[\Symfony\Component\Routing\Annotation\Route(path: '/{_locale}/event/event/{event_id}/update', name: 'chill_event__event_update', methods: ['GET', 'POST', 'PUT'])]
     public function updateAction(Request $request, $event_id): \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RedirectResponse|Response
     {
         $em = $this->managerRegistry->getManager();
@@ -324,14 +324,20 @@ final class EventController extends AbstractController
             throw $this->createNotFoundException('Unable to find Event entity.');
         }
 
-        $editForm = $this->createEditForm($entity);
+        $editForm = $this->createForm(EventType::class, $entity, [
+            'center' => $entity->getCenter(),
+            'role' => EventVoter::UPDATE,
+        ]);
+
+        $editForm->add('submit', SubmitType::class, ['label' => 'Update']);
+
         $editForm->handleRequest($request);
 
-        if ($editForm->isValid()) {
+        if ($editForm->isSubmitted() && $editForm->isValid()) {
+            $em->persist($entity);
             $em->flush();
 
-            $this->addFlash('success', $this->translator
-                ->trans('The event was updated'));
+            $this->addFlash('success', $this->translator->trans('The event was updated'));
 
             return $this->redirectToRoute('chill_event__event_show', ['event_id' => $event_id]);
         }
@@ -602,25 +608,4 @@ final class EventController extends AbstractController
             ->add('submit', SubmitType::class, ['label' => 'Delete'])
             ->getForm();
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Creates a form to edit a Event entity.
-     *
-     * @return \Symfony\Component\Form\FormInterface
-     */
-    private function createEditForm(Event $entity)
-    {
-        $form = $this->createForm(EventType::class, $entity, [
-            'action' => $this->generateUrl('chill_event__event_update', ['event_id' => $entity->getId()]),
-            'method' => 'PUT',
-            'center' => $entity->getCenter(),
-            'role' => 'CHILL_EVENT_CREATE',
-        ]);
-
-        $form->remove('center');
-
-        $form->add('submit', SubmitType::class, ['label' => 'Update']);
-
-        return $form;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillEventBundle/Form/EventType.php b/src/Bundle/ChillEventBundle/Form/EventType.php
index 98cb5ea5e..c2dd6f0cf 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillEventBundle/Form/EventType.php
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillEventBundle/Form/EventType.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ namespace Chill\EventBundle\Form;
 
 use Chill\DocStoreBundle\Entity\StoredObject;
 use Chill\DocStoreBundle\Form\StoredObjectType;
+use Chill\EventBundle\Entity\Event;
 use Chill\EventBundle\Form\Type\PickEventTypeType;
 use Chill\MainBundle\Entity\Center;
 use Chill\MainBundle\Form\Type\ChillCollectionType;
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ use Chill\MainBundle\Form\Type\PickUserLocationType;
 use Chill\MainBundle\Form\Type\ScopePickerType;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\MoneyType;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\TextType;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\OptionsResolver;
 
@@ -31,7 +33,9 @@ class EventType extends AbstractType
     public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
     {
         $builder
-            ->add('name')
+            ->add('name', TextType::class, [
+                'required' => true
+            ])
             ->add('date', ChillDateTimeType::class, [
                 'required' => true,
             ])
@@ -75,7 +79,7 @@ class EventType extends AbstractType
     public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
     {
         $resolver->setDefaults([
-            'data_class' => \Chill\EventBundle\Entity\Event::class,
+            'data_class' => Event::class,
         ]);
         $resolver
             ->setRequired(['center', 'role'])