diff --git a/components/renku_data_services/platform/blueprints.py b/components/renku_data_services/platform/blueprints.py
index 880432ce5..ecb452fbb 100644
--- a/components/renku_data_services/platform/blueprints.py
+++ b/components/renku_data_services/platform/blueprints.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from renku_data_services.base_api.etag import extract_if_none_match, if_match_required
 from renku_data_services.base_models.validation import validated_json
 from renku_data_services.platform import apispec
+from renku_data_services.platform.core import validate_platform_config_patch
 from renku_data_services.platform.db import PlatformRepository
 
 
@@ -54,8 +55,8 @@ def patch_singleton_configuration(self) -> BlueprintFactoryResponse:
         async def _patch_singleton_configuration(
             _: Request, user: base_models.APIUser, body: apispec.PlatformConfigPatch, etag: str
         ) -> JSONResponse:
-            body_dict = body.model_dump(exclude_none=True)
-            config = await self.platform_repo.update_config(user=user, etag=etag, **body_dict)
+            platform_config_patch = validate_platform_config_patch(body)
+            config = await self.platform_repo.update_config(user=user, etag=etag, patch=platform_config_patch)
             headers = {"ETag": config.etag}
             return validated_json(
                 apispec.PlatformConfig,
diff --git a/components/renku_data_services/platform/core.py b/components/renku_data_services/platform/core.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6653bbbeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/renku_data_services/platform/core.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+"""Business logic for the platform configuration."""
+
+from renku_data_services.platform import apispec, models
+
+
+def validate_platform_config_patch(patch: apispec.PlatformConfigPatch) -> models.PlatformConfigPatch:
+    """Validate the update to the platform configuration."""
+    return models.PlatformConfigPatch(incident_banner=patch.incident_banner)
diff --git a/components/renku_data_services/platform/db.py b/components/renku_data_services/platform/db.py
index b18f1d8c3..60370bb43 100644
--- a/components/renku_data_services/platform/db.py
+++ b/components/renku_data_services/platform/db.py
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ async def get_or_create_config(self) -> models.PlatformConfig:
                 await session.refresh(config)
             return config.dump()
 
-    async def update_config(self, user: base_models.APIUser, etag: str, **kwargs: dict) -> models.PlatformConfig:
+    async def update_config(
+        self, user: base_models.APIUser, etag: str, patch: models.PlatformConfigPatch
+    ) -> models.PlatformConfig:
         """Update the platform configuration."""
         if user.id is None:
             raise errors.UnauthorizedError(message="You do not have the required permissions for this operation.")
@@ -47,9 +49,8 @@ async def update_config(self, user: base_models.APIUser, etag: str, **kwargs: di
             if current_etag != etag:
                 raise errors.ConflictError(message=f"Current ETag is {current_etag}, not {etag}.")
 
-            for key, value in kwargs.items():
-                if key in ["incident_banner"]:
-                    setattr(config, key, value)
+            if patch.incident_banner is not None:
+                config.incident_banner = patch.incident_banner
 
             await session.flush()
             await session.refresh(config)
diff --git a/components/renku_data_services/platform/models.py b/components/renku_data_services/platform/models.py
index aec29c60a..04a31800b 100644
--- a/components/renku_data_services/platform/models.py
+++ b/components/renku_data_services/platform/models.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""Models for Sessions."""
+"""Models for the platform configuration."""
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from datetime import UTC, datetime
@@ -26,3 +26,10 @@ class PlatformConfig:
     def etag(self) -> str:
         """Entity tag value for this project object."""
         return compute_etag_from_timestamp(self.updated_at, include_quotes=True)
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True, eq=True, kw_only=True)
+class PlatformConfigPatch:
+    """Model for changes requested on the platform configuration."""
+
+    incident_banner: str | None = None