diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index cc858bb..4c94659 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ export const startApp = (app: Express, prisma: PrismaClient) => {
   const projectsRouter = new ProjectRouter(
     projectsController,
     authInterceptor,
-    filesMiddleware
+    filesMiddleware,
+    projectsRepo
   );
   app.use('/projects', projectsRouter.router);
 };
diff --git a/src/controllers/base.controller.ts b/src/controllers/base.controller.ts
index 0623033..2fe57d1 100644
--- a/src/controllers/base.controller.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/base.controller.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export class BaseController<T, C> {
   }
 
   async create(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) {
-    const data = req.body as C & Payload;
+    const data = req.body as C;
     try {
       const result = await this.repo.create(data);
       res.status(201);
diff --git a/src/middleware/auth.middleware/auth.middleware.ts b/src/middleware/auth.middleware/auth.middleware.ts
index 9927541..da361a2 100644
--- a/src/middleware/auth.middleware/auth.middleware.ts
+++ b/src/middleware/auth.middleware/auth.middleware.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export class AuthMiddleware {
         return;
       }
 
+      console.log(req.params.id);
       try {
         const item: T = await repo.readById(req.params.id);
 
diff --git a/src/repositories/projects.repository/project.repository.ts b/src/repositories/projects.repository/project.repository.ts
index de4f21e..375c1c5 100644
--- a/src/repositories/projects.repository/project.repository.ts
+++ b/src/repositories/projects.repository/project.repository.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ export class ProjectRepository implements Repo<Project, ProjectDto> {
     return newProject;
   }
 
-  async update(id: string, data: Partial<ProjectDto>) {
+  async update(id: string, data: Partial<ProjectDto & Payload>) {
+    const { payload, ...projectDto } = data;
     const project = await this.prisma.project.findUnique({
       where: { id },
     });
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ export class ProjectRepository implements Repo<Project, ProjectDto> {
 
     return this.prisma.project.update({
       where: { id },
-      data,
+      data: projectDto,
       select,
     });
   }
diff --git a/src/routers/projects.router/project.router.ts b/src/routers/projects.router/project.router.ts
index 3e17ece..c56f5e5 100644
--- a/src/routers/projects.router/project.router.ts
+++ b/src/routers/projects.router/project.router.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import createDebug from 'debug';
 import { type AuthMiddleware } from '../../middleware/auth.middleware/auth.middleware.js';
 import { type ProjectController } from '../../controllers/projects.controller/projects.controller.js';
 import { type FilesMiddleware } from '../../middleware/files.middleware/files.middleware.js';
+import { type ProjectRepository } from '../../repositories/projects.repository/project.repository.js';
 
 const debug = createDebug('FP*:router');
 
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@ export class ProjectRouter {
   constructor(
     protected readonly projectController: ProjectController,
     protected authMiddleware: AuthMiddleware,
-    protected filesMiddleware: FilesMiddleware
+    protected filesMiddleware: FilesMiddleware,
+    protected projectRepo: ProjectRepository
   ) {
     debug('instantiated project router');
 
@@ -45,14 +47,17 @@ export class ProjectRouter {
     this.router.patch(
       '/:id',
       authMiddleware.authentication.bind(authMiddleware),
-      filesMiddleware.uploadFile('archive').bind(filesMiddleware),
-      filesMiddleware.cloudinaryUpload.bind(filesMiddleware),
+      authMiddleware.authorization(projectRepo, 'author').bind(authMiddleware),
+      // FfilesMiddleware.uploadFile('archive').bind(filesMiddleware),
+      // filesMiddleware.cloudinaryUpload.bind(filesMiddleware),
+
       projectController.update.bind(projectController)
     );
 
     this.router.delete(
       '/:id',
       authMiddleware.authentication.bind(authMiddleware),
+      authMiddleware.authorization(projectRepo, 'author').bind(authMiddleware),
       projectController.delete.bind(projectController)
     );
   }
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