diff --git a/app/controllers/distributions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/distributions_controller.rb
index ffc3711da6..3aa9198dcc 100644
--- a/app/controllers/distributions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/distributions_controller.rb
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ def update
       @distribution.line_items.build if @distribution.line_items.size.zero?
       @distribution.initialize_request_items
       @items = current_organization.items.alphabetized
+      @partner_list = current_organization.partners.alphabetized
       @storage_locations = current_organization.storage_locations.active_locations.alphabetized
       render :edit
     end
diff --git a/spec/requests/distributions_requests_spec.rb b/spec/requests/distributions_requests_spec.rb
index 03b1b919ab..dff2d11976 100644
--- a/spec/requests/distributions_requests_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/distributions_requests_spec.rb
@@ -478,9 +478,10 @@
       include_examples "requiring authorization"
     end
 
-    describe "POST #update" do
+    describe "PATCH #update" do
+      let(:partner_name) { "Patrick" }
       let(:location) { create(:storage_location, organization: organization) }
-      let(:partner) { create(:partner, organization: organization) }
+      let(:partner) { create(:partner, name: partner_name, organization: organization) }
 
       let(:distribution) { create(:distribution, partner: partner, organization: organization) }
       let(:issued_at) { distribution.issued_at }
@@ -518,6 +519,15 @@
           expect(flash[:error]).to include("Distribution date and time can't be blank")
           expect(response).not_to redirect_to(anything)
         end
+
+        it "renders storage location dropdowns" do
+          patch distribution_path(distribution_params)
+
+          page = Nokogiri::HTML(response.body)
+          selectable_partners = page.at_css("select#distribution_partner_id").text.split("\n")
+
+          expect(selectable_partners).to include("Patrick")
+        end
       end
 
       describe "when changing storage location" do