diff --git a/src/api/private/me/history/history.controller.ts b/src/api/private/me/history/history.controller.ts
index 53960f0cf..dd37ad784 100644
--- a/src/api/private/me/history/history.controller.ts
+++ b/src/api/private/me/history/history.controller.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import { HistoryEntryUpdateDto } from '../../../../history/history-entry-update.
 import { HistoryEntryDto } from '../../../../history/history-entry.dto';
 import { HistoryService } from '../../../../history/history.service';
 import { ConsoleLoggerService } from '../../../../logger/console-logger.service';
+import { GetNotePipe } from '../../../../notes/get-note.pipe';
+import { Note } from '../../../../notes/note.entity';
 import { UsersService } from '../../../../users/users.service';
 
 @ApiTags('history')
@@ -84,14 +86,14 @@ export class HistoryController {
 
   @Put(':note')
   async updateHistoryEntry(
-    @Param('note') noteId: string,
+    @Param('note', GetNotePipe) note: Note,
     @Body() entryUpdateDto: HistoryEntryUpdateDto,
   ): Promise<HistoryEntryDto> {
     try {
       // ToDo: use actual user here
       const user = await this.userService.getUserByUsername('hardcoded');
       const newEntry = await this.historyService.updateHistoryEntry(
-        noteId,
+        note,
         user,
         entryUpdateDto,
       );
diff --git a/src/api/public/me/me.controller.ts b/src/api/public/me/me.controller.ts
index 3c9770a8a..718d26df7 100644
--- a/src/api/public/me/me.controller.ts
+++ b/src/api/public/me/me.controller.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ import { HistoryService } from '../../../history/history.service';
 import { ConsoleLoggerService } from '../../../logger/console-logger.service';
 import { MediaUploadDto } from '../../../media/media-upload.dto';
 import { MediaService } from '../../../media/media.service';
+import { GetNotePipe } from '../../../notes/get-note.pipe';
 import { NoteMetadataDto } from '../../../notes/note-metadata.dto';
+import { Note } from '../../../notes/note.entity';
 import { NotesService } from '../../../notes/notes.service';
 import { UserInfoDto } from '../../../users/user-info.dto';
 import { User } from '../../../users/user.entity';
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ export class MeController {
   @ApiNotFoundResponse({ description: notFoundDescription })
   async updateHistoryEntry(
     @RequestUser() user: User,
-    @Param('note') note: string,
+    @Param('note', GetNotePipe) note: Note,
     @Body() entryUpdateDto: HistoryEntryUpdateDto,
   ): Promise<HistoryEntryDto> {
     // ToDo: Check if user is allowed to pin this history entry
diff --git a/src/history/history.service.spec.ts b/src/history/history.service.spec.ts
index b98361f51..d66456946 100644
--- a/src/history/history.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/history/history.service.spec.ts
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ describe('HistoryService', () => {
             async (entry: HistoryEntry): Promise<HistoryEntry> => entry,
           );
         const updatedHistoryEntry = await service.updateHistoryEntry(
-          alias,
+          note,
           user,
           {
             pinStatus: true,
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ describe('HistoryService', () => {
         jest.spyOn(historyRepo, 'findOne').mockResolvedValueOnce(undefined);
         jest.spyOn(noteRepo, 'findOne').mockResolvedValueOnce(note);
         await expect(
-          service.updateHistoryEntry(alias, user, {
+          service.updateHistoryEntry(note, user, {
             pinStatus: true,
           }),
         ).rejects.toThrow(NotInDBError);
diff --git a/src/history/history.service.ts b/src/history/history.service.ts
index 4cb1302d7..5c1794c14 100644
--- a/src/history/history.service.ts
+++ b/src/history/history.service.ts
@@ -112,17 +112,17 @@ export class HistoryService {
   /**
    * @async
    * Update a history entry identified by the user and a note id or alias
-   * @param {string} noteIdOrAlias - the note that the history entry belongs to
+   * @param {Note} note - the note that the history entry belongs to
    * @param {User} user - the user that the history entry belongs to
    * @param {HistoryEntryUpdateDto} updateDto - the change that should be applied to the history entry
    * @return {HistoryEntry} the requested history entry
    */
   async updateHistoryEntry(
-    noteIdOrAlias: string,
+    note: Note,
     user: User,
     updateDto: HistoryEntryUpdateDto,
   ): Promise<HistoryEntry> {
-    const entry = await this.getEntryByNoteIdOrAlias(noteIdOrAlias, user);
+    const entry = await this.getEntryByNote(note, user);
     entry.pinStatus = updateDto.pinStatus;
     return await this.historyEntryRepository.save(entry);
   }