diff --git a/routes/day.js b/routes/day.js
index faf7762..9f9b469 100644
--- a/routes/day.js
+++ b/routes/day.js
@@ -40,12 +40,25 @@ dayRouter.get('/:id', async (req, res) => {
 dayRouter.post('/', async (req, res) => {
   try {
     const { eventDate, location, notes } = req.body;
-    const inUse = await db.query(`SELECT * FROM day WHERE event_date = $1;`, [eventDate]);
-    if (inUse.length) {
-      res.status(201).json({
-        status: 'Failed',
-        message: 'Day already exists',
-      });
+    const existingDay = await db.query(`SELECT * FROM day WHERE event_date = $1;`, [eventDate]);
+    if (existingDay.length) {
+      // day exists but has no events --> update location + notes return existing day_id
+      if (existingDay[0].day_count === 0) {
+        await db.query(`UPDATE day SET location = $1, notes = $2 WHERE id = $3;`, [
+          location,
+          notes,
+          existingDay[0].id,
+        ]);
+        res.status(201).json({
+          status: 'Success',
+          id: existingDay[0].id,
+        });
+      } else {
+        res.status(201).json({
+          status: 'Failed',
+          message: 'Day already exists',
+        });
+      }
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/server/schema/catalog.sql b/server/schema/catalog.sql
index 31b97a4..06544ad 100644
--- a/server/schema/catalog.sql
+++ b/server/schema/catalog.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 CREATE TYPE event AS ENUM ('guest speaker', 'study-trip', 'workshop', 'other');
 CREATE TYPE subject AS ENUM ('life skills', 'science', 'technology', 'engineering', 'math', 'college readiness');
-CREATE TYPE year AS ENUM ('junior', 'senior', 'both');
+CREATE TYPE year AS ENUM ('junior', 'senior');
 CREATE TYPE season AS ENUM ('spring', 'summer', 'fall');
 
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS catalog;