diff --git a/app/Controllers/Http/EmployeesController.ts b/app/Controllers/Http/EmployeesController.ts
index 3a9e307..f62633a 100644
--- a/app/Controllers/Http/EmployeesController.ts
+++ b/app/Controllers/Http/EmployeesController.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ export default class EmployeesController {
 			result.employee.id = emp.id
 			result.employee.firstName = emp.firstName
 			result.employee.lastName = emp.lastName
+			result.employee.shorthand = emp.shorthand
 			result.employee.phone = emp.phone
 			result.employee.mobile = emp.mobile
 			result.employee.email = emp.email
@@ -118,13 +119,14 @@ export default class EmployeesController {
 
 	public async update ({params, bouncer, response, request}: HttpContextContract) {
 
+
 		const employee : Employee = await Employee.findOrFail(params.id)
 		const editContractHours : boolean = employee.contractHours !== request.input('contractHours')
 
 		await bouncer.authorize('employees.update', editContractHours, employee)
 
 		const payload = await request.validate(UpdateEmployeeValidator)
-	
+
 		if (editContractHours){
 		employee.contractHours = payload.contractHours ?? 0
 		}
diff --git a/config/cors.ts b/config/cors.ts
index bcb8755..e4c6d54 100644
--- a/config/cors.ts
+++ b/config/cors.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ const corsConfig: CorsConfig = {
   |
   | Following is the list of default methods. Feel free to add more.
   */
-  methods: ['GET', 'HEAD', 'POST', 'PUT', 'DELETE'],
+  methods: ['GET', 'HEAD', 'POST', 'PUT', 'PATCH', 'DELETE'],
 
   /*
   |--------------------------------------------------------------------------