diff --git a/db/db.go b/db/db.go
index 0d8c17a..9d489db 100644
--- a/db/db.go
+++ b/db/db.go
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ func Wipe_card(card_name string) (*Card_wipe_info, error) {
 	return &card_wipe_info, nil
 }
 
-func Update_card(card_name string, tx_limit_sats int, lnurlw_enable bool) error {
+func Update_card(card_name string, lnurlw_enable bool, tx_limit_sats int, day_limit_sats int) error {
 
 	lnurlw_enable_yn := "N"
 	if lnurlw_enable {
@@ -850,10 +850,10 @@ func Update_card(card_name string, tx_limit_sats int, lnurlw_enable bool) error
 
 	defer db.Close()
 
-	sqlStatement := `UPDATE cards SET tx_limit_sats = $2, lnurlw_enable = $3 ` +
+	sqlStatement := `UPDATE cards SET lnurlw_enable = $2, tx_limit_sats = $3, day_limit_sats = $4 ` +
 		`WHERE card_name = $1;`
 
-	res, err := db.Exec(sqlStatement, card_name, tx_limit_sats, lnurlw_enable_yn)
+	res, err := db.Exec(sqlStatement, card_name, lnurlw_enable_yn, tx_limit_sats, day_limit_sats)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/docs/DOCKER_INSTALL.md b/docs/DOCKER_INSTALL.md
index 8145361..33e8156 100644
--- a/docs/DOCKER_INSTALL.md
+++ b/docs/DOCKER_INSTALL.md
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ Run `$ docker ps` to list containers and get container names/ids
 
 #### running internal API commands
 -  `docker exec boltcard_main curl 'localhost:9001/createboltcard?card_name=card_5&enable=false&tx_max=1000&day_max=10000&uid_privacy=true&allow_neg_bal=true'`
--  `docker exec boltcard_main curl 'localhost:9001/updateboltcard?card_name=card_5&enable=true&tx_max=100'`
+-  `docker exec boltcard_main curl 'localhost:9001/updateboltcard?card_name=card_5&enable=true&tx_max=100&day_max=1000'`
 -  `docker exec boltcard_main curl 'localhost:9001/wipeboltcard?card_name=card_5'`
diff --git a/internalapi/updateboltcard.go b/internalapi/updateboltcard.go
index b754456..72b5e37 100644
--- a/internalapi/updateboltcard.go
+++ b/internalapi/updateboltcard.go
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ func Updateboltcard(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	enable_flag_str := r.URL.Query().Get("enable")
+	enable_flag, err := strconv.ParseBool(enable_flag_str)
+	if err != nil {
+		msg := "updateboltcard: enable is not a valid boolean"
+		log.Warn(msg)
+		resp_err.Write_message(w, msg)
+		return
+	}
+
 	tx_max_str := r.URL.Query().Get("tx_max")
 	tx_max, err := strconv.Atoi(tx_max_str)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -25,10 +34,10 @@ func Updateboltcard(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	enable_flag_str := r.URL.Query().Get("enable")
-	enable_flag, err := strconv.ParseBool(enable_flag_str)
+	day_max_str := r.URL.Query().Get("day_max")
+	day_max, err := strconv.Atoi(day_max_str)
 	if err != nil {
-		msg := "updateboltcard: enable is not a valid boolean"
+		msg := "updateboltcard: day_max is not a valid integer"
 		log.Warn(msg)
 		resp_err.Write_message(w, msg)
 		return
@@ -59,7 +68,7 @@ func Updateboltcard(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	// update the card record
 
-	err = db.Update_card(card_name, tx_max, enable_flag)
+	err = db.Update_card(card_name, enable_flag, tx_max, day_max)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warn(err.Error())
 		return