diff --git a/app/controllers/locations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/locations_controller.rb
index 783566931..8d46ca92f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/locations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/locations_controller.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ class LocationsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def reactivate
-    flash[:notice] = reactivate_success_notice
+    if @location.location_deactivation_periods.deactivations_without_reactivation.update!(reactivation_date:)
+      flash[:notice] = reactivate_success_notice
+    end
     redirect_to scheme_location_path(@scheme, @location)
   end
 
@@ -203,17 +205,26 @@ private
   end
 
   def deactivation_date
+    toggle_date("deactivation_date")
+
+  end
+
+  def reactivation_date
+    toggle_date("reactivation_date")
+  end
+
+  def toggle_date(key)
     if params[:location].blank?
       return
-    elsif params[:location][:deactivation_date_type] == "default"
+    elsif params[:location]["#{key}_type".to_sym] == "default"
       return FormHandler.instance.current_collection_start_date
-    elsif params[:location][:deactivation_date].present?
-      return params[:location][:deactivation_date]
+    elsif params[:location][key.to_sym].present?
+      return params[:location][key.to_sym]
     end
 
-    day = params[:location]["deactivation_date(3i)"]
-    month = params[:location]["deactivation_date(2i)"]
-    year = params[:location]["deactivation_date(1i)"]
+    day = params[:location]["#{key}(3i)"]
+    month = params[:location]["#{key}(2i)"]
+    year = params[:location]["#{key}(1i)"]
     return nil if [day, month, year].any?(&:blank?)
 
     Time.zone.local(year.to_i, month.to_i, day.to_i) if Date.valid_date?(year.to_i, month.to_i, day.to_i)
diff --git a/spec/requests/locations_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/locations_controller_spec.rb
index 0eaf7c488..965df1468 100644
--- a/spec/requests/locations_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/locations_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1470,8 +1470,7 @@ RSpec.describe LocationsController, type: :request do
       let(:user) { FactoryBot.create(:user, :data_coordinator) }
       let!(:scheme) { FactoryBot.create(:scheme, owning_organisation: user.organisation) }
       let!(:location) { FactoryBot.create(:location, scheme:) }
-      let(:deactivation_date) { Time.utc(2022, 10, 10) }
-      let(:reactivation_date) { Time.utc(2022, 10, 12) }
+      let(:deactivation_date) { Time.zone.local(2022, 10, 10) }
       let!(:lettings_log) { FactoryBot.create(:lettings_log, :sh, location:, scheme:, startdate:, owning_organisation: user.organisation) }
       let(:startdate) { Time.utc(2022, 10, 11) }
 
@@ -1488,7 +1487,7 @@ RSpec.describe LocationsController, type: :request do
       end
 
       context "with default date" do
-        let(:params) { { location: { reactivation_date_type: "default", reactivation_date: } } }
+        let(:params) { { location: { reactivation_date_type: "default" } } }
 
         it "redirects to the location page and displays a success banner" do
           expect(response).to redirect_to("/schemes/#{scheme.id}/locations/#{location.id}")
@@ -1497,10 +1496,17 @@ RSpec.describe LocationsController, type: :request do
           expect(page).to have_css(".govuk-notification-banner.govuk-notification-banner--success")
           expect(page).to have_content("#{location.name} has been reactivated")
         end
+
+        it "updates existing location deactivations with valid reactivation date" do
+          follow_redirect!
+          location.reload
+          expect(location.location_deactivation_periods.count).to eq(1)
+          expect(location.location_deactivation_periods.first.reactivation_date).to eq(Time.zone.local(2022, 4, 1))
+        end
       end
 
       context "with other date" do
-        let(:params) { { location: { deactivation_date_type: "other", "deactivation_date(3i)": "10", "deactivation_date(2i)": "10", "deactivation_date(1i)": "2022" } } }
+        let(:params) { { location: { reactivation_date_type: "other", "reactivation_date(3i)": "14", "reactivation_date(2i)": "10", "reactivation_date(1i)": "2022" } } }
 
         it "redirects to the location page and displays a success banner" do
           expect(response).to redirect_to("/schemes/#{scheme.id}/locations/#{location.id}")
@@ -1508,6 +1514,13 @@ RSpec.describe LocationsController, type: :request do
           expect(page).to have_css(".govuk-notification-banner.govuk-notification-banner--success")
           expect(page).to have_content("#{location.name} has been reactivated")
         end
+
+        it "updates existing location deactivations with valid reactivation date" do
+          follow_redirect!
+          location.reload
+          expect(location.location_deactivation_periods.count).to eq(1)
+          expect(location.location_deactivation_periods.first.reactivation_date).to eq(Time.zone.local(2022, 10, 14))
+        end
       end
     end
   end