diff --git a/src/clmc-webservice/clmcservice/__init__.py b/src/clmc-webservice/clmcservice/__init__.py
index 0dea774a58d72dcb7a7ede5404f4fb158a2de0c8..dde9f133937bf7021834459e3c01aa5ee0385b7d 100644
--- a/src/clmc-webservice/clmcservice/__init__.py
+++ b/src/clmc-webservice/clmcservice/__init__.py
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ def main(global_config, **settings):
 
     config.add_route('aggregator_config', '/aggregator/config')
     config.add_view(AggregatorConfig, attr='get', request_method='GET')
-    config.add_view(AggregatorConfig, attr='post', request_method='POST')
+    config.add_view(AggregatorConfig, attr='put', request_method='PUT')
 
-    config.add_route('aggregator_starter', '/aggregator/status')
-    config.add_view(aggregator_starter, request_method='POST')
+    config.add_route('aggregator_starter', '/aggregator/status', request_method='PUT')
+    config.add_view(aggregator_starter)
 
     config.scan()
     return config.make_wsgi_app()
diff --git a/src/clmc-webservice/clmcservice/tests.py b/src/clmc-webservice/clmcservice/tests.py
index 00aa9e2df5005b7511c9b5ef9981f4da6c1875f0..22ccf9402b03618b56e08dae0baeaabe7fc7e47a 100644
--- a/src/clmc-webservice/clmcservice/tests.py
+++ b/src/clmc-webservice/clmcservice/tests.py
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ class TestAggregator(object):
         ("{}", None),
         ("{aggregator_running: true}", None),
     ])
-    def test_POST(self, input_body, output_value):
+    def test_PUT(self, input_body, output_value):
         """
-        Tests the POST method for the configuration of the aggregator
+        Tests the PUT method for the configuration of the aggregator
         :param input_body: the input form parameter
         :param output_value: the expected output value, None for expecting an Exception
         """
@@ -111,15 +111,15 @@ class TestAggregator(object):
         request.body = input_body.encode(request.charset)
 
         if output_value is not None:
-            response = AggregatorConfig(request).post()
-            assert response == output_value, "Response of POST request must include the new status of the aggregator"
+            response = AggregatorConfig(request).put()
+            assert response == output_value, "Response of PUT request must include the new status of the aggregator"
 
             for attribute in CONFIG_ATTRIBUTES:
                 assert self.config.get_settings().get(attribute) == output_value.get(attribute), "Aggregator settings configuration is not updated."
         else:
             error_raised = False
             try:
-                AggregatorConfig(request).post()
+                AggregatorConfig(request).put()
             except HTTPBadRequest:
                 error_raised = True
 
diff --git a/src/clmc-webservice/clmcservice/views.py b/src/clmc-webservice/clmcservice/views.py
index 4fc47ffdad5014c935cb8be8b2dddd5e42b8ab07..b47380c54fbb9e9fe615c45986a19f022884f090 100644
--- a/src/clmc-webservice/clmcservice/views.py
+++ b/src/clmc-webservice/clmcservice/views.py
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ class AggregatorConfig(object):
 
         return config
 
-    def post(self):
+    def put(self):
         """
-        A POST API call for the status of the aggregator.
+        A PUT API call for the status of the aggregator.
 
-        :return: A JSON response to the POST call (success or fail).
+        :return: A JSON response to the PUT call (success or fail).
         :raises HTTPBadRequest: if form argument cannot be converted to boolean
         """