diff --git a/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/services/http.service.ts b/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/services/http.service.ts
index f6d514a..6524995 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/services/http.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/services/http.service.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ export class HttpService {
 		return lastValueFrom(this.http.put<T>(path, body, options));
 	}
 
+	async patchRequest<T>(path: string, body: any = {}, headers?: Record<string, string>): Promise<T> {
+		const options = headers ? { headers: new HttpHeaders(headers) } : {};
+		return lastValueFrom(this.http.patch<T>(path, body, options));
+	}
+
 	async deleteRequest<T>(path: string, headers?: Record<string, string>): Promise<T> {
 		const options = {
 			observe: 'response' as const,
@@ -38,9 +43,4 @@ export class HttpService {
 			statusCode: response.status
 		}));
 	}
-
-	async patchRequest<T>(path: string, body: any = {}, headers?: Record<string, string>): Promise<T> {
-		const options = headers ? { headers: new HttpHeaders(headers) } : {};
-		return lastValueFrom(this.http.patch<T>(path, body, options));
-	}
 }
diff --git a/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/services/meeting.service.ts b/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/services/meeting.service.ts
index 524dbdc..f5a9ed1 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/services/meeting.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/services/meeting.service.ts
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ export class MeetingService {
 	 * @param newRole - The new role to be assigned to the participant
 	 */
 	async changeParticipantRole(roomId: string, participantIdentity: string, newRole: string): Promise<void> {
-		const path = `${this.MEETINGS_API}/${roomId}/participants/${participantIdentity}`;
+		const path = `${this.MEETINGS_API}/${roomId}/participants/${participantIdentity}/role`;
 		const headers = this.participantService.getParticipantRoleHeader();
 		const body = { role: newRole };
-		await this.httpService.patchRequest(path, body, headers);
+		await this.httpService.putRequest(path, body, headers);
 		this.log.d(`Changed role of participant '${participantIdentity}' to '${newRole}' in room '${roomId}'`);
 	}
 }