diff --git a/server/src/middleware/tests/AdminController.test.ts b/server/src/middleware/tests/AdminController.test.ts
index 1155408b..d481d6af 100644
--- a/server/src/middleware/tests/AdminController.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/middleware/tests/AdminController.test.ts
@@ -832,14 +832,22 @@ describe("AdminController endpoint tests", () => {
     })
     it("should let admins edit an event", async () => {
       const newEvent = await eventService.createEvent(event1)
+      const newDate = dateToFirestoreTimeStamp(new Date())
       const res = await request
         .patch("/admin/events/" + newEvent.id)
         .set("Authorization", `Bearer ${adminToken}`)
-        .send({ title: "Cool event!", location: "UoA" } as Partial<Event>)
+        .send({
+          title: "Cool event!",
+          location: "UoA",
+          physical_start_date: newDate
+        } as Partial<Event>)
       expect(res.status).toEqual(200)
       const fetchedEvent = await eventService.getEventById(newEvent.id)
       expect(fetchedEvent.title).toEqual("Cool event!")
       expect(fetchedEvent.location).toEqual("UoA")
+      expect(
+        removeUnderscoresFromTimestamp(fetchedEvent.physical_start_date)
+      ).toEqual(newDate)
     })
   })
 })
diff --git a/server/src/service-layer/controllers/AdminController.ts b/server/src/service-layer/controllers/AdminController.ts
index 69a234d9..bcd4055d 100644
--- a/server/src/service-layer/controllers/AdminController.ts
+++ b/server/src/service-layer/controllers/AdminController.ts
@@ -749,8 +749,41 @@ export class AdminController extends Controller {
       this.setStatus(404)
     }
     try {
-      eventService.updateEvent(id, requestBody)
+      const {
+        sign_up_start_date,
+        sign_up_end_date,
+        physical_start_date,
+        physical_end_date
+      } = requestBody
+      eventService.updateEvent(id, {
+        ...requestBody,
+        ...(sign_up_start_date && {
+          sign_up_start_date: new Timestamp(
+            sign_up_start_date.seconds,
+            sign_up_start_date.nanoseconds
+          )
+        }),
+        ...(sign_up_end_date && {
+          sign_up_end_date: new Timestamp(
+            sign_up_end_date.seconds,
+            sign_up_end_date.nanoseconds
+          )
+        }),
+        ...(physical_start_date && {
+          physical_start_date: new Timestamp(
+            physical_start_date.seconds,
+            physical_start_date.nanoseconds
+          )
+        }),
+        ...(physical_end_date && {
+          physical_end_date: new Timestamp(
+            physical_end_date.seconds,
+            physical_end_date.nanoseconds
+          )
+        })
+      })
     } catch (e) {
+      console.error(e)
       this.setStatus(500)
     }
     this.setStatus(200)