diff --git a/src/rices/rices.service.ts b/src/rices/rices.service.ts
index 707f2a0..469d162 100644
--- a/src/rices/rices.service.ts
+++ b/src/rices/rices.service.ts
@@ -145,11 +145,9 @@ export class RicesService {
   ) {
     try {
       // Extract fields from headers
-      const name = headers['x-zen-rice-name'];
-      const author = headers['x-zen-rice-author'];
       const userAgent = headers['user-agent'];
 
-      if (!name || !author || !userAgent) {
+      if (!userAgent) {
         throw new BadRequestException(
           'Missing required headers: X-Zen-Rice-Name, X-Zen-Rice-Author, and User-Agent are mandatory.',
         );
@@ -178,13 +176,6 @@ export class RicesService {
         throw new UnauthorizedException('Invalid token.');
       }
 
-      // Validate name and author match the existing record
-      if (rice.name !== name || rice.author !== author) {
-        throw new UnauthorizedException(
-          'Provided name and author do not match the existing record.',
-        );
-      }
-
       const updatedMetadata = {
         ...rice,
         version,
diff --git a/test/restclient/01_create_rice.http b/test/restclient/01_create_rice.http
index d19bfcc..c365d12 100644
--- a/test/restclient/01_create_rice.http
+++ b/test/restclient/01_create_rice.http
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 POST {{baseUrl}}/rices
 Content-Type: application/json
-X-Zen-Rice-Name: cool-zenrice-aurora
+X-Zen-Rice-Name: cool-zenrice-aurora2
 X-Zen-Rice-Author: jhon@doe.com
 User-Agent: ZenBrowser/1.0.0 (EndeavourOS x86_64)
 
diff --git a/test/restclient/02_download_rice.http b/test/restclient/02_download_rice.http
index 68c019a..94785fe 100644
--- a/test/restclient/02_download_rice.http
+++ b/test/restclient/02_download_rice.http
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 @baseUrl = http://localhost:3000
-@previous_slug = cool-zenrice-aurora-249dd7f2-d669-4d1f-892c-df4caa6fcbfe
+@previous_slug = cool-zenrice-aurora2-4fe6417d-f901-43d2-92fc-720c6ed3e449
 
 
 GET {{baseUrl}}/rices/{{previous_slug}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/restclient/03_update_rice.http b/test/restclient/03_update_rice.http
index 8c347e8..4538380 100644
--- a/test/restclient/03_update_rice.http
+++ b/test/restclient/03_update_rice.http
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 @baseUrl = http://localhost:3000
-@previous_slug = cool-zenrice-aurora-249dd7f2-d669-4d1f-892c-df4caa6fcbfe
-@previous_token = 528bb297-274f-4fe1-87f1-956b9b26e0df
+@previous_slug = cool-zenrice-aurora2-4fe6417d-f901-43d2-92fc-720c6ed3e449
+@previous_token = e3ec0c0f-f455-4a4e-a06d-69d2e3bbf46c
 
 PUT {{baseUrl}}/rices/{{previous_slug}}
 Content-Type: application/json
 x-zen-rices-token: {{previous_token}}
-X-Zen-Rice-Name: cool-zenrice-aurora
+X-Zen-Rice-Name: cool-zenrice-aurora2
 X-Zen-Rice-Author: jhon@doe.com
 User-Agent: ZenBrowser/1.0.0 (EndeavourOS x86_64)