diff --git a/integration-tests/api/__tests__/admin/discount.js b/integration-tests/api/__tests__/admin/discount.js
index 0a10176b1c..575b1e0a0d 100644
--- a/integration-tests/api/__tests__/admin/discount.js
+++ b/integration-tests/api/__tests__/admin/discount.js
@@ -26,6 +26,84 @@ describe("/admin/discounts", () => {
     medusaProcess.kill();
   });
 
+  describe("POST /admin/discounts", () => {
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      const manager = dbConnection.manager;
+      try {
+        await adminSeeder(dbConnection);
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.log(err);
+        throw err;
+      }
+    });
+
+    afterEach(async () => {
+      const manager = dbConnection.manager;
+      await manager.query(`DELETE FROM "discount"`);
+      await manager.query(`DELETE FROM "discount_rule"`);
+      await manager.query(`DELETE FROM "user"`);
+    });
+
+    it("creates a discount and updates it", async () => {
+      const api = useApi();
+
+      const response = await api
+        .post(
+          "/admin/discounts",
+          {
+            code: "HELLOWORLD",
+            rule: {
+              description: "test",
+              type: "percentage",
+              value: 10,
+              allocation: "total",
+            },
+            usage_limit: 10,
+          },
+          {
+            headers: {
+              Authorization: "Bearer test_token",
+            },
+          }
+        )
+        .catch((err) => {
+          console.log(err);
+        });
+
+      expect(response.status).toEqual(200);
+      expect(response.data.discount).toEqual(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          code: "HELLOWORLD",
+          usage_limit: 10,
+        })
+      );
+
+      const updated = await api
+        .post(
+          `/admin/discounts/${response.data.discount.id}`,
+          {
+            usage_limit: 20,
+          },
+          {
+            headers: {
+              Authorization: "Bearer test_token",
+            },
+          }
+        )
+        .catch((err) => {
+          console.log(err);
+        });
+
+      expect(updated.status).toEqual(200);
+      expect(updated.data.discount).toEqual(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          code: "HELLOWORLD",
+          usage_limit: 20,
+        })
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("POST /admin/discounts/:discount_id/dynamic-codes", () => {
     beforeEach(async () => {
       const manager = dbConnection.manager;
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/discounts/create-discount.js b/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/discounts/create-discount.js
index b053b16728..a5494b3a3b 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/discounts/create-discount.js
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/discounts/create-discount.js
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ import { MedusaError, Validator } from "medusa-core-utils"
  *             type: array
  *             items:
  *               type: string
+ *           usage_limit:
+ *             type: number
+ *             description: Maximum times the discount can be used
  *           metadata:
  *             description: An optional set of key-value pairs to hold additional information.
  *             type: object
@@ -57,21 +60,21 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
     is_dynamic: Validator.boolean().default(false),
     rule: Validator.object()
       .keys({
-        description: Validator.string().optional(),
+        description: Validator.string().required(),
         type: Validator.string().required(),
         value: Validator.number()
           .positive()
           .required(),
         allocation: Validator.string().required(),
         valid_for: Validator.array().items(Validator.string()),
-        usage_limit: Validator.number()
-          .positive()
-          .optional(),
       })
       .required(),
     is_disabled: Validator.boolean().default(false),
     starts_at: Validator.date().optional(),
     ends_at: Validator.date().optional(),
+    usage_limit: Validator.number()
+      .positive()
+      .optional(),
     regions: Validator.array()
       .items(Validator.string())
       .optional(),
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/discounts/update-discount.js b/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/discounts/update-discount.js
index 0679dc7e1b..f3cfecc1d3 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/discounts/update-discount.js
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/discounts/update-discount.js
@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
         value: Validator.number().required(),
         allocation: Validator.string().required(),
         valid_for: Validator.array().items(Validator.string()),
-        usage_limit: Validator.number()
-          .positive()
-          .optional(),
       })
       .optional(),
     is_disabled: Validator.boolean().optional(),
     starts_at: Validator.date().optional(),
     ends_at: Validator.date().optional(),
+    usage_limit: Validator.number()
+      .positive()
+      .optional(),
     regions: Validator.array()
       .items(Validator.string())
       .optional(),