diff --git a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
index bc824393..6b367e4f 100644
--- a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
+++ b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ const UserSettings = {
   },
   methods: {
     updateProfile () {
-      const name = this.newName
-      const description = this.newBio
+      const note = this.newBio
       const locked = this.newLocked
       // Backend notation.
       /* eslint-disable camelcase */
+      const display_name = this.newName
       const default_scope = this.newDefaultScope
       const no_rich_text = this.newNoRichText
       const hide_follows = this.hideFollows
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ const UserSettings = {
       this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor
         .updateProfile({
           params: {
-            name,
-            description,
+            display_name,
+            note,
             locked,
             // Backend notation.
             /* eslint-disable camelcase */
@@ -137,10 +137,8 @@ const UserSettings = {
             show_role
             /* eslint-enable camelcase */
           }}).then((user) => {
-            if (!user.error) {
-              this.$store.commit('addNewUsers', [user])
-              this.$store.commit('setCurrentUser', user)
-            }
+            this.$store.commit('addNewUsers', [user])
+            this.$store.commit('setCurrentUser', user)
           })
     },
     changeVis (visibility) {
diff --git a/src/services/api/api.service.js b/src/services/api/api.service.js
index eaebb3f1..9338c495 100644
--- a/src/services/api/api.service.js
+++ b/src/services/api/api.service.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ const ALL_FOLLOWING_URL = '/api/qvitter/allfollowing'
 const MENTIONS_URL = '/api/statuses/mentions.json'
 const REGISTRATION_URL = '/api/account/register.json'
 const BG_UPDATE_URL = '/api/qvitter/update_background_image.json'
-const PROFILE_UPDATE_URL = '/api/account/update_profile.json'
 const EXTERNAL_PROFILE_URL = '/api/externalprofile/show.json'
 const QVITTER_USER_NOTIFICATIONS_READ_URL = '/api/qvitter/statuses/notifications/read.json'
 const FOLLOW_IMPORT_URL = '/api/pleroma/follow_import'
@@ -126,9 +125,7 @@ const updateBanner = ({credentials, banner}) => {
 // description
 const updateProfile = ({credentials, params}) => {
   // Always include these fields, because they might be empty or false
-  const fields = ['description', 'locked', 'no_rich_text', 'hide_follows', 'hide_followers', 'show_role']
-  let url = PROFILE_UPDATE_URL
-
+  const fields = ['note', 'locked', 'no_rich_text', 'hide_follows', 'hide_followers', 'show_role']
   const form = new FormData()
 
   each(params, (value, key) => {
@@ -136,11 +133,13 @@ const updateProfile = ({credentials, params}) => {
       form.append(key, value)
     }
   })
-  return fetch(url, {
+  return fetch(MASTODON_PROFILE_UPDATE_URL, {
     headers: authHeaders(credentials),
-    method: 'POST',
+    method: 'PATCH',
     body: form
-  }).then((data) => data.json())
+  })
+  .then((data) => data.json())
+  .then((data) => parseUser(data))
 }
 
 // Params needed: