diff --git a/server/app/rest_api/rest.py b/server/app/rest_api/rest.py
index 1d3f7c48..5bffafa6 100644
--- a/server/app/rest_api/rest.py
+++ b/server/app/rest_api/rest.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class LayoutObsAPI(Resource):
             }
         }
     })
-    def put(self):
+    def post(self):
         df = current_app.data.filter_dataframe(request.get_json()["filter"])
         return make_response((jsonify({"layout": current_app.data.layout(df)})))
 
diff --git a/server/test/test_api.py b/server/test/test_api.py
index 10a3ff9c..63253cc2 100644
--- a/server/test/test_api.py
+++ b/server/test/test_api.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class EndPoints(unittest.TestCase):
                 }
             }
         }
-        result = self.session.put(url, json=obs_filter)
+        result = self.session.post(url, json=obs_filter)
         self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 200)
         result_data = result.json()
         self.assertEqual(len(result_data["layout"]["coordinates"]), 15)