diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 47243686b..a8017f476 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 ### Changed
 - Updated implementation of `Move-PnPFile` to now also support moving of files and folders accross site collections [PR #2749](https://github.com/pnp/PnP-PowerShell/pull/2749)
 - Fixed issue where using `Disconnect-PnPOnline -Connection $variable` after having connected using `$variable = Connect-PnPOnline -CertificatePath <path> -ReturnConnection`, it would not clean up the certificate on that connection instance passed in by $variable, but instead try to do it on the current connection context [PR #2755](https://github.com/pnp/PnP-PowerShell/pull/2755)
+- Fixed `Invoke-PnPSPRestMethod -Method Merge` not passing in the `If-Match: *` header and thereby causing failed requests [PR #2764](https://github.com/pnp/PnP-PowerShell/pull/2764)
 - If a certain PnP PowerShell cmdlet needs access to the SharePoint Admin Center site in order to function correctly, it will now list this in the Synopsis section of the Get-Help for the cmdlet 
 - Fixed issue where using `Connect-PnPOnline` using `-Thumbnail` would delete the private key on some devices when running `Disconnect-PnPOnline` [PR #2759](https://github.com/pnp/PnP-PowerShell/pull/2759)
 - Updated test project structure [PR #2767](https://github.com/pnp/PnP-PowerShell/pull/2767)
diff --git a/Commands/Base/InvokeSPRestMethod.cs b/Commands/Base/InvokeSPRestMethod.cs
index 06ce08c1a..dc6e0f0f2 100644
--- a/Commands/Base/InvokeSPRestMethod.cs
+++ b/Commands/Base/InvokeSPRestMethod.cs
@@ -49,18 +49,17 @@ public class InvokeSPRestMethod : PnPSharePointCmdlet
         [Parameter(Mandatory = false, Position = 0, HelpMessage = "The Http method to execute. Defaults to GET.")]
         public HttpRequestMethod Method = HttpRequestMethod.Get;
 
-        [Parameter(Mandatory = true, Position = 0, HelpMessage = "The url to execute.")]
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = true, Position = 0, HelpMessage = "The url to execute")]
         public string Url;
 
         [Parameter(Mandatory = false, HelpMessage = "A string or object to send")]
         public object Content;
 
-        [Parameter(Mandatory = false, HelpMessage = "The content type of the object to send. Defaults to 'application/json'")]
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = false, HelpMessage = "The content type of the object to send. Defaults to 'application/json'.")]
         public string ContentType = "application/json";
 
         protected override void ExecuteCmdlet()
         {
-
             if (Url.StartsWith("/"))
             {
                 // prefix the url with the current web url
@@ -70,16 +69,14 @@ protected override void ExecuteCmdlet()
             var accessToken = this.ClientContext.GetAccessToken();
             var method = new HttpMethod(Method.ToString());
 
-            //var method = new HttpMethod(Method.ToString().ToUpper());
-            using (var handler = new System.Net.Http.HttpClientHandler())
+            using (var handler = new HttpClientHandler())
             {
                 // we're not in app-only or user + app context, so let's fall back to cookie based auth
-                if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(accessToken))
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(accessToken))
                 {
                     SetAuthenticationCookies(handler, ClientContext);
                 }
 
-
                 using (var httpClient = new PnPHttpProvider(handler))
                 {
                     var requestUrl = Url;
@@ -94,9 +91,14 @@ protected override void ExecuteCmdlet()
                         request.Headers.Add("X-HTTP-Method", "MERGE");
                     }
 
+                    if (Method == HttpRequestMethod.Merge || Method == HttpRequestMethod.Delete)
+                    {
+                        request.Headers.Add("IF-MATCH", "*");
+                    }
+
                     if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(accessToken))
                     {
-                        request.Headers.Authorization = new System.Net.Http.Headers.AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", accessToken);
+                        request.Headers.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", accessToken);
                     }
                     else
                     {
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ protected override void ExecuteCmdlet()
                             handler.Credentials = networkCredential;
                         }
                     }
-                    request.Headers.Add("X-RequestDigest", (ClientContext as ClientContext).GetRequestDigest().GetAwaiter().GetResult());
+                    request.Headers.Add("X-RequestDigest", ClientContext.GetRequestDigest().GetAwaiter().GetResult());
 
                     if (Method == HttpRequestMethod.Post)
                     {
@@ -140,7 +142,6 @@ protected override void ExecuteCmdlet()
                     }
                 }
             }
-
         }
 
         private void SetAuthenticationCookies(HttpClientHandler handler, ClientContext context)
@@ -175,7 +176,6 @@ private void SetAuthenticationCookies(HttpClientHandler handler, ClientContext c
         }
     }
 
-
     //Taken from "Remote Authentication in SharePoint Online Using the Client Object Model"
     //https://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Remote-Authentication-in-b7b6f43c
 
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ internal static class CookieReader
         /// <returns>Returns Cookie contents as a string</returns>
         public static string GetCookie(string url)
         {
-
             int size = 512;
             StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(size);
             if (!NativeMethods.InternetGetCookieEx(url, null, sb, ref size, INTERNET_COOKIE_HTTPONLY, IntPtr.Zero))
@@ -222,7 +221,6 @@ public static string GetCookie(string url)
 
         private static class NativeMethods
         {
-
             [DllImport("wininet.dll", EntryPoint = "InternetGetCookieEx", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError = true)]
             public static extern bool InternetGetCookieEx(
                 string url,