diff --git a/hodor/controllers/challenges.py b/hodor/controllers/challenges.py
index eb109c3024c9e9b97c8b5b96af652ea3570210ae..b51ed65e37ddf241d6e1a1601c9d635b9bc2f053 100644
--- a/hodor/controllers/challenges.py
+++ b/hodor/controllers/challenges.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def add_new_chall():
 
     if request.method == "POST":
         try:
-            newchall['chall_id'] = request.data.get('chall_id').strip()
+            newchall['cid'] = request.data.get('cid').strip()
             newchall['name'] = str(request.data.get('name').strip())
             newchall['points'] = request.data.get('points').strip()
             newchall['description'] = str(request.data.get('description').strip())
@@ -26,23 +26,23 @@ def add_new_chall():
             abort(500)
         chall = Challenges(**newchall)
         chall.save()
-    return make_response(jsonify(status=201, msg="Challenge {} successfully added".format(chall.chall_id) +
+    return make_response(jsonify(status=201, msg="Challenge {} successfully added ".format(chall.cid) +
                                  "to database"), 201)
 
 ###########################
 #   Edit an existing challenge
 ###########################
-@app.route('/challenges/edit', methods=['PUT'])
-def edit_chall():
+@app.route('/challenges/edit/<id_slug>', methods=['PUT'])
+def edit_chall(id_slug):
     """
     This function enables to edit existing challenges
     :return: Response Code
     """
-    chall_id=request.data.get('chall_id').strip()
-    get_id = Challenges.query.get(chall_id)
-    chall={}
+    check_id = id_slug.strip()
+    get_id = Challenges.query.filter_by(cid=check_id)
     if(get_id):
             try:
+                get_id.cid = check_id
                 get_id.name = str(request.data.get('name').strip())
                 get_id.points = str(request.data.get('points').strip())
                 get_id.description = str(request.data.get('description').strip())
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ def edit_chall():
                 print(e)
                 abort(500)
             get_id.commit()
-            return make_response(jsonify(status=200, msg="Record succesfully edited"), 200)
+            edited_data = _extract_required_fields(get_id)
+            return make_response(jsonify(status=200, data=edited_data), 200)
     else:
         return make_response(jsonify(status=404, msg="No such challenge ID found"), 404)
 
@@ -65,9 +66,9 @@ def del_chall(id_slug):
     :return: Response Code
     """
     check_id = id_slug.strip()
-    get_id = Challenges.query.filter_by(chall_id=check_id)
+    get_id = Challenges.query.filter_by(cid=check_id)
     if get_id:
-        Challenges.query.filter_by(chall_id=id_slug).delete()
+        Challenges.query.filter_by(cid=check_id).delete()
         return make_response(jsonify(status=200, msg="Record succesfully deleted"), 200)
     else:
         return make_response(jsonify(status=404, msg="No such challenge ID found"), 404)
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ def _extract_required_fields(chall):
     filter_chall['description'] = chall.description
     filter_chall['points'] = chall.points
     filter_chall['hints'] = chall.hints
-    filter_chall['chall_id'] = chall.chall_id
+    filter_chall['cid'] = chall.cid
 
     return filter_chall
 
diff --git a/hodor/models/challenges.py b/hodor/models/challenges.py
index 5c1e639b6f3d0dae4bdcfe3fe6ee9b6242504f60..3f0c78f3d9bef399b95046876b709d7e0559c051 100644
--- a/hodor/models/challenges.py
+++ b/hodor/models/challenges.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class Challenges(db.Model):
     __tablename__= 'challenges'
 
     # Data variables for each challenge
-    chall_id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True, unique=True, nullable=False)
+    cid = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True, unique=True, nullable=False)
     name = db.Column(db.String(32), nullable=False)
     points = db.Column(db.Integer, nullable=False)
     description = db.Column(db.String(2048), nullable=False)