diff --git a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue
index 20b10979..15a5428c 100644
--- a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
                 <scope-selector
                   :showAll="true"
                   :userDefault="newDefaultScope"
+                  :initialScope="newDefaultScope"
                   :onScopeChange="changeVis"/>
               </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/src/services/api/api.service.js b/src/services/api/api.service.js
index d6904d30..04135a48 100644
--- a/src/services/api/api.service.js
+++ b/src/services/api/api.service.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /* eslint-env browser */
-const LOGIN_URL = '/api/account/verify_credentials.json'
 const REGISTRATION_URL = '/api/account/register.json'
 const BG_UPDATE_URL = '/api/qvitter/update_background_image.json'
 const EXTERNAL_PROFILE_URL = '/api/externalprofile/show.json'
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ const ADMIN_USERS_URL = '/api/pleroma/admin/users'
 const SUGGESTIONS_URL = '/api/v1/suggestions'
 const NOTIFICATION_SETTINGS_URL = '/api/pleroma/notification_settings'
 
+const MASTODON_LOGIN_URL = '/api/v1/accounts/verify_credentials'
 const MASTODON_USER_FAVORITES_TIMELINE_URL = '/api/v1/favourites'
 const MASTODON_USER_NOTIFICATIONS_URL = '/api/v1/notifications'
 const MASTODON_FAVORITE_URL = id => `/api/v1/statuses/${id}/favourite`
@@ -513,8 +513,7 @@ const fetchPinnedStatuses = ({ id, credentials }) => {
 }
 
 const verifyCredentials = (user) => {
-  return fetch(LOGIN_URL, {
-    method: 'POST',
+  return fetch(MASTODON_LOGIN_URL, {
     headers: authHeaders(user)
   })
     .then((response) => {
@@ -526,6 +525,7 @@ const verifyCredentials = (user) => {
         }
       }
     })
+
     .then((data) => data.error ? data : parseUser(data))
 }
 
diff --git a/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js b/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js
index 1f03058d..0e55ed2a 100644
--- a/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js
+++ b/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js
@@ -71,6 +71,23 @@ export const parseUser = (data) => {
         moderator: data.pleroma.is_moderator,
         admin: data.pleroma.is_admin
       }
+      // TODO: Clean up in UI? This is duplication from what BE does for qvitterapi
+      if (output.rights.admin) {
+        output.role = 'admin'
+      } else if (output.rights.moderator) {
+        output.role = 'moderator'
+      } else {
+        output.role = 'member'
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (data.source) {
+      output.description = data.source.note
+      output.default_scope = data.source.privacy
+      if (data.source.pleroma) {
+        output.no_rich_text = data.source.pleroma.no_rich_text
+        output.show_role = data.source.pleroma.show_role
+      }
     }
 
     // TODO: handle is_local
@@ -105,8 +122,6 @@ export const parseUser = (data) => {
 
     output.muted = data.muted
 
-    // QVITTER ONLY FOR NOW
-    // Really only applies to logged in user, really.. I THINK
     if (data.rights) {
       output.rights = {
         moderator: data.rights.delete_others_notice,