diff --git a/backend/src/models/User.js b/backend/src/models/User.js
index 31c74bb2f..fd6e88c27 100644
--- a/backend/src/models/User.js
+++ b/backend/src/models/User.js
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ module.exports = {
     type: 'boolean',
     default: false,
   },
-  allowShouts: {
+  showShoutsPublicly: {
     type: 'boolean',
     default: false,
   },
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.js
index b66c7b110..1a4acf0fc 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.js
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export default {
         'termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion',
         'termsAndConditionsAgreedAt',
         'allowEmbedIframes',
-        'allowShouts',
+        'showShoutsPublicly',
       ],
       boolean: {
         followedByCurrentUser:
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
index 01ba3054a..bf37cb610 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type User {
   termsAndConditionsAgreedAt: String
 
   allowEmbedIframes: Boolean
-  allowShouts: Boolean
+  showShoutsPublicly: Boolean
   locale: String
   friends: [User]! @relation(name: "FRIENDS", direction: "BOTH")
   friendsCount: Int! @cypher(statement: "MATCH (this)<-[: FRIENDS]->(r: User) RETURN COUNT(DISTINCT r)")
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ type Mutation {
   termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion: String
   termsAndConditionsAgreedAt: String
   allowEmbedIframes: Boolean
-  allowShouts: Boolean
+  showShoutsPublicly: Boolean
 
 	locale: String
   ): User
diff --git a/backend/src/seed/factories/users.js b/backend/src/seed/factories/users.js
index f56f759f1..d56c42d0a 100644
--- a/backend/src/seed/factories/users.js
+++ b/backend/src/seed/factories/users.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export default function create() {
         termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion: '0.0.1',
         termsAndConditionsAgreedAt: '2019-08-01T10:47:19.212Z',
         allowEmbedIframes: false,
-        allowShouts: false,
+        showShoutsPublicly: false,
         locale: 'en',
       }
       defaults.slug = slugify(defaults.name, { lower: true })
diff --git a/webapp/graphql/User.js b/webapp/graphql/User.js
index 7fbd513aa..8ceaeb5b7 100644
--- a/webapp/graphql/User.js
+++ b/webapp/graphql/User.js
@@ -146,12 +146,12 @@ export const allowEmbedIframesMutation = () => {
   `
 }
 
-export const allowShoutsMutation = () => {
+export const showShoutsPubliclyMutation = () => {
   return gql`
-    mutation($id: ID!, $allowShouts: Boolean) {
-      UpdateUser(id: $id, allowShouts: $allowShouts) {
+    mutation($id: ID!, $showShoutsPublicly: Boolean) {
+      UpdateUser(id: $id, showShoutsPublicly: $showShoutsPublicly) {
         id
-        allowShouts
+        showShoutsPublicly
       }
     }
   `
diff --git a/webapp/store/auth.js b/webapp/store/auth.js
index 026c8be64..69af65f30 100644
--- a/webapp/store/auth.js
+++ b/webapp/store/auth.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export const actions = {
             contributionsCount
             commentedCount
             allowEmbedIframes
-            allowShouts
+            showShoutsPublicly
             termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion
             socialMedia {
               id