diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts
index 0302c7860..acaeac60f 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts
@@ -696,9 +696,9 @@ export class UserResolver {
         logger.debug(`changed user-settings relevant for gms-user update...`)
         const homeCom = await getHomeCommunity()
         if (homeCom.gmsApiKey !== null) {
-          logger.debug(`gms-user update...`, user)
-          await updateGmsUser(homeCom.gmsApiKey, new GmsUser(user))
-          logger.debug(`gms-user update successfully.`)
+          logger.debug(`send User to Gms...`, user)
+          await sendUserToGms(user, homeCom)
+          logger.debug(`sendUserToGms successfully.`)
         }
       }
     } catch (e) {
diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/util/sendUserToGms.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/util/sendUserToGms.ts
index da5452d3d..22af795d4 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/util/sendUserToGms.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/util/sendUserToGms.ts
@@ -19,20 +19,14 @@ export async function sendUserToGms(user: DbUser, homeCom: DbCommunity): Promise
       // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-argument
       if (await createGmsUser(homeCom.gmsApiKey, gmsUser)) {
         logger.debug('GMS user published successfully:', gmsUser)
-        user.gmsRegistered = true
-        user.gmsRegisteredAt = new Date()
-        await DbUser.save(user)
-        logger.debug('mark user as gms published:', user)
+        await updateUserGmsStatus(user)
       }
     } else {
       logger.debug('update user in gms:', gmsUser)
       // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-argument
       if (await updateGmsUser(homeCom.gmsApiKey, gmsUser)) {
         logger.debug('GMS user published successfully:', gmsUser)
-        user.gmsRegistered = true
-        user.gmsRegisteredAt = new Date()
-        await DbUser.save(user)
-        logger.debug('mark user as gms published:', user)
+        await updateUserGmsStatus(user)
       }
     }
   } catch (err) {
@@ -43,3 +37,11 @@ export async function sendUserToGms(user: DbUser, homeCom: DbCommunity): Promise
     }
   }
 }
+
+async function updateUserGmsStatus(user: DbUser) {
+  logger.debug('updateUserGmsStatus:', user)
+  user.gmsRegistered = true
+  user.gmsRegisteredAt = new Date()
+  await DbUser.save(user)
+  logger.debug('mark user as gms published:', user)
+}