diff --git a/myems-api/MyEMS.postman_collection.json b/myems-api/MyEMS.postman_collection.json
index ffabe142..3fa925ce 100644
--- a/myems-api/MyEMS.postman_collection.json
+++ b/myems-api/MyEMS.postman_collection.json
@@ -9655,6 +9655,74 @@
 							},
 							"response": []
 						},
+						{
+							"name": "PUT Update All New Web Messages (Mark All As Read)",
+							"request": {
+								"method": "PUT",
+								"header": [
+									{
+										"key": "User-UUID",
+										"value": "dcdb67d1-6116-4987-916f-6fc6cf2bc0e4",
+										"type": "text",
+										"description": "Any admin users' UUID"
+									},
+									{
+										"key": "Token",
+										"value": "597881540b33791a032b95aa48e0de098dc95ec0b813edd8a92cee87ee5eed1b8db7856a047ed06324c333bf2c98f0c7613e346ae25d1bcae3994f30b4562dfb",
+										"type": "text",
+										"description": "Login to get a valid token"
+									}
+								],
+								"body": {
+									"mode": "raw",
+									"raw": "{\"data\":{\"status\":\"read\"}}"
+								},
+								"url": {
+									"raw": "{{base_url}}/webmessagesnew",
+									"host": [
+										"{{base_url}}"
+									],
+									"path": [
+										"webmessagesnew"
+									]
+								}
+							},
+							"response": []
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "PUT Update All New Web Messages (Acknowledge All)",
+							"request": {
+								"method": "PUT",
+								"header": [
+									{
+										"key": "User-UUID",
+										"value": "dcdb67d1-6116-4987-916f-6fc6cf2bc0e4",
+										"type": "text",
+										"description": "Any admin users' UUID"
+									},
+									{
+										"key": "Token",
+										"value": "597881540b33791a032b95aa48e0de098dc95ec0b813edd8a92cee87ee5eed1b8db7856a047ed06324c333bf2c98f0c7613e346ae25d1bcae3994f30b4562dfb",
+										"type": "text",
+										"description": "Login to get a valid token"
+									}
+								],
+								"body": {
+									"mode": "raw",
+									"raw": "{\"data\":{\"status\":\"acknowledged\", \"reply\":\"OK\"}}"
+								},
+								"url": {
+									"raw": "{{base_url}}/webmessagesnew",
+									"host": [
+										"{{base_url}}"
+									],
+									"path": [
+										"webmessagesnew"
+									]
+								}
+							},
+							"response": []
+						},
 						{
 							"name": "GET a Web Message by ID",
 							"request": {
diff --git a/myems-api/core/webmessage.py b/myems-api/core/webmessage.py
index ac75d902..6475495a 100644
--- a/myems-api/core/webmessage.py
+++ b/myems-api/core/webmessage.py
@@ -265,13 +265,13 @@ class WebMessageStatusNewCollection:
         status = str.strip(new_values['data']['status'])
 
         # reply is required for 'acknowledged' status
-        if status == 'acknowledged' and \
-                ('reply' not in new_values['data'].keys() or
-                 not isinstance(new_values['data']['reply'], str) or
-                 len(str.strip(new_values['data']['reply'])) == 0):
-            raise falcon.HTTPError(falcon.HTTP_400, title='API.BAD_REQUEST',
-                                   description='API.INVALID_REPLY')
-            reply = str.strip(new_values['data']['reply'])
+        if status == 'acknowledged':
+            if 'reply' not in new_values['data'].keys() or \
+                    not isinstance(new_values['data']['reply'], str) or \
+                    len(str.strip(new_values['data']['reply'])) == 0:
+                raise falcon.HTTPError(falcon.HTTP_400, title='API.BAD_REQUEST', description='API.INVALID_REPLY')
+            else:
+                reply = str.strip(new_values['data']['reply'])
         else:
             reply = None
 
@@ -485,13 +485,13 @@ class WebMessageItem:
         status = str.strip(new_values['data']['status'])
 
         # reply is required for 'acknowledged' status
-        if status == 'acknowledged' and \
-            ('reply' not in new_values['data'].keys() or
-                not isinstance(new_values['data']['reply'], str) or
-                len(str.strip(new_values['data']['reply'])) == 0):
-            raise falcon.HTTPError(falcon.HTTP_400, title='API.BAD_REQUEST',
-                                   description='API.INVALID_REPLY')
-            reply = str.strip(new_values['data']['reply'])
+        if status == 'acknowledged':
+            if 'reply' not in new_values['data'].keys() or \
+                not isinstance(new_values['data']['reply'], str) or \
+                    len(str.strip(new_values['data']['reply'])) == 0:
+                raise falcon.HTTPError(falcon.HTTP_400, title='API.BAD_REQUEST', description='API.INVALID_REPLY')
+            else:
+                reply = str.strip(new_values['data']['reply'])
         else:
             reply = None