# Annual membership \> moving to a higher tier for 1 month **URL:** \ **Category:** Patreon Feedback\ **Created:** [October 3, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/annual-membership-moving-to-a-higher-tier-for-1-month/10321 "2020-10-03T16:30:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ArtwithFlo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/patreoncommunity/user_avatar/archive.patreoncommunity.com/artwithflo/32/5351_2.png) [@ArtwithFlo](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/ArtwithFlo)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/annual-membership-moving-to-a-higher-tier-for-1-month/10321/1 "2020-10-03T16:30:44Z")
I was wondering (or actually one of my patrons asked ;)), what if a patron has an annual membership, but wants to move up a tier for just one month. Is that possible? Or will the patron automatically be paying an annual fee for the higher tier? ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Loucks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/patreoncommunity/user_avatar/archive.patreoncommunity.com/michael_loucks/32/7186_2.png) [@Michael\_Loucks](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/Michael_Loucks)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/annual-membership-moving-to-a-higher-tier-for-1-month/10321/2 "2020-10-03T21:06:55Z")
If I understand what Patreon has said correctly, the patron will be charged the difference for the remainder of the annual pledge, and there’s no going back, so to speak. I’m sure someone will correct me if I’m wrong. ---
**Author:** ![ArtwithFlo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/patreoncommunity/user_avatar/archive.patreoncommunity.com/artwithflo/32/5351_2.png) [@ArtwithFlo](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/ArtwithFlo)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 9:59am UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/annual-membership-moving-to-a-higher-tier-for-1-month/10321/3 "2020-10-07T09:59:35Z")
Oh, that kind of sucks ☹ Thanks for answering, Michael ---
**Author:** ![reyna](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/patreoncommunity/user_avatar/archive.patreoncommunity.com/reyna/32/5522_2.png) [@reyna](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/reyna)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 2:01am UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/annual-membership-moving-to-a-higher-tier-for-1-month/10321/4 "2020-10-08T02:01:16Z")
This is a great question, @ArtwithFlo! If your patron wants to increase their annual pledge, a pro-rated credit from their initial charge will be applied to the new amount and then they would be charged the difference between the two tiers. Currently, there is no way to _decrease_ an annual pledge. Check out this help article below and scroll down to **Making changes to an annual membership** for more context and examples. > **[I paid a creator for a year – what can I expect?](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360042152671-I-paid-a-creator-for-a-year-what-can-I-expect-#h_ad9fd7fa-c9dd-4051-9b5e-9a27d9ca62cf)** > > If you have an annual membership with a creator, this article will walk you through key membership details, including: > > > Starting an annual membership (if available with the creator)  > > Switching fr...