diff --git a/cmd/internal/db/queries.go b/cmd/internal/db/queries.go
index bd032dc..9bbbedf 100644
--- a/cmd/internal/db/queries.go
+++ b/cmd/internal/db/queries.go
@@ -17,3 +17,23 @@ func ViewColor(id int) (*models.LampState, error) {
 
 	return &state, nil
 }
+
+func SetColor(id int, color string) error {
+	currentColor, err := ViewColor(id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if currentColor.Color == color {
+		logger.DBLogger.Printf("Lamp %d already has color %s - skipping update", id, color)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	_, err = DB.Exec("UPDATE lamp_state SET color = ?, updated_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP WHERE id = ?", color, id)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.DBLogger.Printf("Failed to update lamp %d: %v", id, err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	logger.DBLogger.Printf("Lamp %d color updated to %s", id, color)
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/internal/http/server.go b/cmd/internal/http/server.go
index 108268b..a445b72 100644
--- a/cmd/internal/http/server.go
+++ b/cmd/internal/http/server.go
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
-	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/siestaw/laterna/server/cmd/internal/config"
 	"github.com/siestaw/laterna/server/cmd/internal/db"
 	"github.com/siestaw/laterna/server/cmd/internal/logger"
+	"github.com/siestaw/laterna/server/cmd/internal/models"
 	"github.com/siestaw/laterna/server/cmd/utils"
 )
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func StartHTTPServer() {
 	router := http.NewServeMux()
 
 	router.HandleFunc("GET /api/v1/id/{ID}", getCurrent)
-	router.HandleFunc("POST /api/v1/id/{ID}", setCurrent)
+	router.HandleFunc("PUT /api/v1/id/{ID}", setCurrent)
 
 	port := config.AppConfig.HTTP.Port
 	logger.HTTPLogger.Printf("HTTP Server running on :%v", port)
@@ -25,10 +25,9 @@ func StartHTTPServer() {
 
 func getCurrent(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	idStr := r.PathValue("ID")
-	id, err := strconv.Atoi(idStr)
+	id, err := utils.IDtoInt(idStr)
 	if err != nil {
-		utils.HTTPErrorHandling(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest, "Invalid ID")
-		return
+		utils.HTTPErrorHandling(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest, err.Error())
 	}
 
 	state, err := db.ViewColor(id)
@@ -42,5 +41,24 @@ func getCurrent(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func setCurrent(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	idStr := r.PathValue("ID")
+	id, err := utils.IDtoInt(idStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		utils.HTTPErrorHandling(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
 
+	var req models.LampUpdateRequest
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req); err != nil {
+		logger.HTTPLogger.Print(err)
+		utils.HTTPErrorHandling(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest, "Invalid JSON")
+		return
+	}
+
+	err = db.SetColor(id, req.Color)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.HTTPLogger.Printf("Could not update lamp: %s", err)
+		utils.HTTPErrorHandling(w, r, http.StatusInternalServerError, "Could not update lamp")
+	}
+	http.Redirect(w, r, fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/id/%d", id), http.StatusSeeOther)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/internal/models/models.go b/cmd/internal/models/models.go
index e83152f..cc42a55 100644
--- a/cmd/internal/models/models.go
+++ b/cmd/internal/models/models.go
@@ -26,3 +26,7 @@ type LampState struct {
 	Color     string    `json:"color"`
 	UpdatedAt time.Time `json:"updated_at"`
 }
+
+type LampUpdateRequest struct {
+	Color string `json:"color"`
+}
diff --git a/cmd/utils/utils.go b/cmd/utils/utils.go
index eb1586d..3321457 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/utils.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/utils.go
@@ -2,12 +2,25 @@ package utils
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/siestaw/laterna/server/cmd/internal/models"
 )
 
+func IDtoInt(id string) (int, error) {
+	idInt, err := strconv.Atoi(id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, errors.New("invalid ID format")
+	}
+	if idInt < 0 {
+		return 0, errors.New("ID must not be negative")
+	}
+	return idInt, nil
+}
+
 func HTTPErrorHandling(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, status int, message string) {
 	timestamp := time.Now().Format("2006-01-02_15-04-05")
 	errResp := models.HTTPError{