diff --git a/js/src/admin/components/SettingsPage.js b/js/src/admin/components/SettingsPage.js
index 79c1886..1c3957f 100644
--- a/js/src/admin/components/SettingsPage.js
+++ b/js/src/admin/components/SettingsPage.js
@@ -305,7 +305,9 @@ export default class SettingsPage extends ExtensionPage {
       method: 'PATCH',
       url: `${app.forum.attribute('apiUrl')}/reactions/${reaction.id()}`,
       body: {
-        [key]: value,
+        attributes: {
+          [key]: value,
+        },
       },
     });
 
diff --git a/src/Api/Controller/UpdateReactionController.php b/src/Api/Controller/UpdateReactionController.php
index 9c52ef3..5b38f5c 100644
--- a/src/Api/Controller/UpdateReactionController.php
+++ b/src/Api/Controller/UpdateReactionController.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ protected function data(ServerRequestInterface $request, Document $document)
     {
         $id = Arr::get($request->getQueryParams(), 'id');
         $actor = RequestUtil::getActor($request);
-        $data = $request->getParsedBody();
+        $data = Arr::get($request->getParsedBody(), 'attributes', []);
 
         return $this->bus->dispatch(
             new EditReaction($id, $actor, $data)
diff --git a/src/Command/EditReactionHandler.php b/src/Command/EditReactionHandler.php
index d5f612b..ac9498f 100644
--- a/src/Command/EditReactionHandler.php
+++ b/src/Command/EditReactionHandler.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public function handle(EditReaction $command)
             $reaction->enabled = $data['enabled'];
         }
 
-        $this->validator->assertValid($reaction->getAttributes());
+        $this->validator->assertValid($reaction->getDirty());
 
         if ($reaction->isDirty()) {
             $reaction->save();
diff --git a/tests/integration/api/EditReactionTest.php b/tests/integration/api/EditReactionTest.php
index 5f83ae5..fc6d03a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/api/EditReactionTest.php
+++ b/tests/integration/api/EditReactionTest.php
@@ -68,10 +68,12 @@ public function admin_can_edit_reaction()
             $this->request('PATCH', '/api/reactions/'.$id, [
                 'authenticatedAs' => 1,
                 'json'            => [
-                    'identifier' => 'test2',
-                    'type'       => 'icon',
-                    'enabled'    => true,
-                    'display'    => 'Test 2',
+                    'attributes' => [
+                        'identifier' => 'test2',
+                        'type'       => 'icon',
+                        'enabled'    => true,
+                        'display'    => 'Test 2',
+                    ],
                 ],
             ])
         );
@@ -105,11 +107,9 @@ public function normal_user_cannot_edit_reaction()
             $this->request('PATCH', '/api/reactions/'.$id, [
                 'authenticatedAs' => 2,
                 'json'            => [
-                    'data' => [
-                        'attributes' => [
-                            'identifier' => 'test2',
-                            'type'       => 'emoji',
-                        ],
+                    'attributes' => [
+                        'identifier' => 'test2',
+                        'type'       => 'emoji',
                     ],
                 ],
             ])
@@ -129,10 +129,8 @@ public function cannot_edit_reaction_with_invalid_type()
             $this->request('PATCH', '/api/reactions/'.$id, [
                 'authenticatedAs' => 1,
                 'json'            => [
-                    'data' => [
-                        'attributes' => [
-                            'type' => 'invalid',
-                        ],
+                    'attributes' => [
+                        'type' => 'invalid',
                     ],
                 ],
             ])
@@ -150,11 +148,9 @@ public function cannot_edit_non_existent_reaction()
             $this->request('PATCH', '/api/reactions/110', [
                 'authenticatedAs' => 1,
                 'json'            => [
-                    'data' => [
-                        'attributes' => [
-                            'identifier' => 'test2',
-                            'type'       => 'emoji',
-                        ],
+                    'attributes' => [
+                        'identifier' => 'test2',
+                        'type'       => 'emoji',
                     ],
                 ],
             ])