diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts
index 33949197c..4e6f6d882 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ export class UserResolver {
     user.hasElopage = result.data.hasElopage
     // read additional settings from settings table
     const userRepository = getCustomRepository(UserRepository)
-    let userEntity: void | DbUser
+    let userEntity: void | DbUser 
+    console.log("user.pubkey", user.pubkey)
     userEntity = await userRepository.findByPubkeyHex(user.pubkey).catch(() => {
       userEntity = new DbUser()
       userEntity.firstName = user.firstName
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ export class UserResolver {
       throw new Error(result.data)
     }
 
-    const user = new User(result.data.user)
+    const user = new User(result.data.user)    
     const dbuser = new DbUser()
     dbuser.pubkey = Buffer.from(fromHex(user.pubkey))
     dbuser.email = user.email
@@ -144,7 +145,8 @@ export class UserResolver {
     dbuser.lastName = user.lastName
     dbuser.username = user.username
 
-    dbuser.save().catch(() => {
+    const userRepository = getCustomRepository(UserRepository)
+    userRepository.save(dbuser).catch(() => {
       throw new Error('error saving user')
     })