diff --git a/src/controller/review-object.controller/review-object.controller.js b/src/controller/review-object.controller/review-object.controller.js
index 44717797e..a54ff6d66 100644
--- a/src/controller/review-object.controller/review-object.controller.js
+++ b/src/controller/review-object.controller/review-object.controller.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ async function approveReviewObject (req, res, next) {
   const repo = req.ctx.repositories.getReviewObjectRepository()
   const userRepo = req.ctx.repositories.getBaseUserRepository()
   const UUID = req.params.uuid
+  const body = req.body
   const session = await mongoose.startSession()
   let value
 
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ async function approveReviewObject (req, res, next) {
     session.startTransaction()
     const requestingUserUUID = await userRepo.getUserUUID(req.ctx.user, req.ctx.org, { session })
 
-    value = await repo.approveReviewOrgObject(UUID, requestingUserUUID, { session })
+    value = await repo.approveReviewOrgObject(UUID, requestingUserUUID, { session }, body)
     await session.commitTransaction()
   } catch (updateErr) {
     await session.abortTransaction()
diff --git a/src/repositories/reviewObjectRepository.js b/src/repositories/reviewObjectRepository.js
index 1a3c24ef5..048038722 100644
--- a/src/repositories/reviewObjectRepository.js
+++ b/src/repositories/reviewObjectRepository.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const ReviewObjectModel = require('../model/reviewobject')
 const BaseRepository = require('./baseRepository')
 const BaseOrgRepository = require('./baseOrgRepository')
 const uuid = require('uuid')
+const _ = require('lodash')
 
 class ReviewObjectRepository extends BaseRepository {
   async findOneByOrgShortName (orgShortName, options = {}) {
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ class ReviewObjectRepository extends BaseRepository {
     return result.toObject()
   }
 
-  async approveReviewOrgObject (UUID, requestingUserUUID, options = {}) {
+  async approveReviewOrgObject (UUID, requestingUserUUID, options = {}, newReviewData) {
     console.log('Approving review object with UUID:', UUID)
     const reviewObject = await this.findOneByUUID(UUID, options)
     if (!reviewObject) {
@@ -129,13 +130,20 @@ class ReviewObjectRepository extends BaseRepository {
     }
 
     // We need to trigger the org to update
-    await baseOrgRepository.updateOrgFull(org.short_name, reviewObject.new_review_data, options, false, requestingUserUUID, false, true)
+    let dataToUpdate
+    if (newReviewData && Object.keys(newReviewData).length) {
+      dataToUpdate = _.merge(org.toObject(), newReviewData)
+    } else {
+      dataToUpdate = reviewObject.new_review_data
+    }
+    await baseOrgRepository.updateOrgFull(org.short_name, dataToUpdate, options, false, requestingUserUUID, false, true)
 
-    reviewObject.status = 'approved'
+    // Delete the review object after approval
+    await this.deleteReviewObjectByUUID(UUID, options)
 
-    await reviewObject.save({ options })
-    const result = reviewObject.toObject()
-    return result
+    // Return the updated organization
+    const updatedOrg = await baseOrgRepository.findOneByUUID(reviewObject.target_object_uuid, options)
+    return updatedOrg ? updatedOrg.toObject() : null
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/integration-tests/registry-org/registryOrgWithJointReviewTest.js b/test/integration-tests/registry-org/registryOrgWithJointReviewTest.js
index 9e6e66ada..0145a125b 100644
--- a/test/integration-tests/registry-org/registryOrgWithJointReviewTest.js
+++ b/test/integration-tests/registry-org/registryOrgWithJointReviewTest.js
@@ -147,24 +147,24 @@ describe('Testing Joint approval', () => {
           expect(res.body.hard_quota).to.equal(10000)
         })
     })
-    it('Secretariat can approve the ORG review', async function () {
+    it('Secretariat can approve the ORG review with body parameter', async function () {
+      const newBody = { short_name: 'final_non_secretariat_org', hard_quota: 20000 }
       await chai.request(app)
         .put(`/api/review/org/${reviewUUID}/approve`)
         .set(secretariatHeaders)
+        .send(newBody)
         .then((res) => {
           expect(res).to.have.status(200)
-          expect(res.body.status).to.equal('approved')
         })
-    })
-    it('Check to see if the org was fully updated', async () => {
+      // Verify that the org was updated with the new body values
       await chai.request(app)
         .get(`/api/registryOrg/${orgUUID}`)
         .set(secretariatHeaders)
         .then((res, err) => {
           expect(err).to.be.undefined
           expect(res).to.have.status(200)
-          expect(res.body.short_name).to.equal('new_non_secretariat_org')
-          expect(res.body.hard_quota).to.equal(10000)
+          expect(res.body.short_name).to.equal('final_non_secretariat_org')
+          expect(res.body.hard_quota).to.equal(20000)
         })
     })
   })
@@ -310,7 +310,6 @@ describe('Testing Joint approval', () => {
         .set(secretariatHeaders)
         .then((res) => {
           expect(res).to.have.status(200)
-          expect(res.body.status).to.equal('approved')
         })
     })
     it('Check to see if the org was fully updated', async () => {