diff --git a/src/client/app/common/views/components/settings/settings.vue b/src/client/app/common/views/components/settings/settings.vue
index 001b69255..be2d7fce8 100644
--- a/src/client/app/common/views/components/settings/settings.vue
+++ b/src/client/app/common/views/components/settings/settings.vue
@@ -525,15 +525,11 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 			this.$chooseDriveFile({
 				multiple: false
 			}).then(file => {
-				this.$root.api('i/update', {
-					wallpaperId: file.id
-				});
+				this.$store.dispatch('settings/set', { key: 'wallpaper', value: file.url });
 			});
 		},
 		deleteWallpaper() {
-			this.$root.api('i/update', {
-				wallpaperId: null
-			});
+			this.$store.dispatch('settings/set', { key: 'wallpaper', value: null });
 		},
 		checkForUpdate() {
 			this.checkingForUpdate = true;
diff --git a/src/client/app/desktop/views/components/ui.vue b/src/client/app/desktop/views/components/ui.vue
index fa5efbc93..d29fbdc1a 100644
--- a/src/client/app/desktop/views/components/ui.vue
+++ b/src/client/app/desktop/views/components/ui.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
 <div class="mk-ui" v-hotkey.global="keymap">
-	<div class="bg" v-if="$store.getters.isSignedIn && $store.state.i.wallpaperUrl" :style="style"></div>
+	<div class="bg" v-if="$store.getters.isSignedIn && $store.state.settings.wallpaper" :style="style"></div>
 	<x-header class="header" v-if="navbar == 'top'" v-show="!zenMode" ref="header"/>
 	<x-sidebar class="sidebar" v-if="navbar != 'top'" v-show="!zenMode" ref="sidebar"/>
 	<div class="content" :class="[{ sidebar: navbar != 'top', zen: zenMode }, navbar]">
@@ -33,10 +33,9 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 		},
 
 		style(): any {
-			if (!this.$store.getters.isSignedIn || this.$store.state.i.wallpaperUrl == null) return {};
+			if (!this.$store.getters.isSignedIn || this.$store.state.settings.wallpaper == null) return {};
 			return {
-				backgroundColor: this.$store.state.i.wallpaperColor && this.$store.state.i.wallpaperColor.length == 3 ? `rgb(${ this.$store.state.i.wallpaperColor.join(',') })` : null,
-				backgroundImage: `url(${ this.$store.state.i.wallpaperUrl })`
+				backgroundImage: `url(${ this.$store.state.settings.wallpaper })`
 			};
 		},
 
diff --git a/src/client/app/store.ts b/src/client/app/store.ts
index c82981ad2..44b893835 100644
--- a/src/client/app/store.ts
+++ b/src/client/app/store.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const defaultSettings = {
 	iLikeSushi: false,
 	rememberNoteVisibility: false,
 	defaultNoteVisibility: 'public',
+	wallpaper: null,
 	webSearchEngine: 'https://www.google.com/?#q={{query}}',
 	mutedWords: [],
 	games: {
diff --git a/src/server/api/endpoints/i/update.ts b/src/server/api/endpoints/i/update.ts
index d06ab621c..8649b59c0 100644
--- a/src/server/api/endpoints/i/update.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/endpoints/i/update.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { ApiError } from '../../error';
 import { Users, DriveFiles, UserProfiles } from '../../../../models';
 import { User } from '../../../../models/entities/user';
 import { UserProfile } from '../../../../models/entities/user-profile';
+import { ensure } from '../../../../prelude/ensure';
 
 export const meta = {
 	desc: {
@@ -157,22 +158,24 @@ export default define(meta, async (ps, user, app) => {
 	const isSecure = user != null && app == null;
 
 	const updates = {} as Partial<User>;
-	const profile = {} as Partial<UserProfile>;
+	const profileUpdates = {} as Partial<UserProfile>;
+
+	const profile = await UserProfiles.findOne({ userId: user.id }).then(ensure);
 
 	if (ps.name !== undefined) updates.name = ps.name;
-	if (ps.description !== undefined) profile.description = ps.description;
+	if (ps.description !== undefined) profileUpdates.description = ps.description;
 	//if (ps.lang !== undefined) updates.lang = ps.lang;
-	if (ps.location !== undefined) profile.location = ps.location;
-	if (ps.birthday !== undefined) profile.birthday = ps.birthday;
+	if (ps.location !== undefined) profileUpdates.location = ps.location;
+	if (ps.birthday !== undefined) profileUpdates.birthday = ps.birthday;
 	if (ps.avatarId !== undefined) updates.avatarId = ps.avatarId;
 	if (ps.bannerId !== undefined) updates.bannerId = ps.bannerId;
 	if (typeof ps.isLocked == 'boolean') updates.isLocked = ps.isLocked;
 	if (typeof ps.isBot == 'boolean') updates.isBot = ps.isBot;
-	if (typeof ps.carefulBot == 'boolean') profile.carefulBot = ps.carefulBot;
-	if (typeof ps.autoAcceptFollowed == 'boolean') profile.autoAcceptFollowed = ps.autoAcceptFollowed;
+	if (typeof ps.carefulBot == 'boolean') profileUpdates.carefulBot = ps.carefulBot;
+	if (typeof ps.autoAcceptFollowed == 'boolean') profileUpdates.autoAcceptFollowed = ps.autoAcceptFollowed;
 	if (typeof ps.isCat == 'boolean') updates.isCat = ps.isCat;
-	if (typeof ps.autoWatch == 'boolean') profile.autoWatch = ps.autoWatch;
-	if (typeof ps.alwaysMarkNsfw == 'boolean') profile.alwaysMarkNsfw = ps.alwaysMarkNsfw;
+	if (typeof ps.autoWatch == 'boolean') profileUpdates.autoWatch = ps.autoWatch;
+	if (typeof ps.alwaysMarkNsfw == 'boolean') profileUpdates.alwaysMarkNsfw = ps.alwaysMarkNsfw;
 
 	if (ps.avatarId) {
 		const avatar = await DriveFiles.findOne(ps.avatarId);
@@ -201,16 +204,20 @@ export default define(meta, async (ps, user, app) => {
 	}
 
 	//#region emojis/tags
+
 	let emojis = [] as string[];
 	let tags = [] as string[];
 
-	if (updates.name != null) {
-		const tokens = parsePlain(updates.name);
+	const newName = updates.name === undefined ? user.name : updates.name;
+	const newDescription = profileUpdates.description === undefined ? profile.description : profileUpdates.description;
+
+	if (newName != null) {
+		const tokens = parsePlain(newName);
 		emojis = emojis.concat(extractEmojis(tokens!));
 	}
 
-	if (profile.description != null) {
-		const tokens = parse(profile.description);
+	if (newDescription != null) {
+		const tokens = parse(newDescription);
 		emojis = emojis.concat(extractEmojis(tokens!));
 		tags = extractHashtags(tokens!).map(tag => tag.toLowerCase());
 	}
@@ -224,7 +231,7 @@ export default define(meta, async (ps, user, app) => {
 	//#endregion
 
 	if (Object.keys(updates).length > 0) await Users.update(user.id, updates);
-	if (Object.keys(profile).length > 0) await UserProfiles.update({ userId: user.id }, profile);
+	if (Object.keys(profileUpdates).length > 0) await UserProfiles.update({ userId: user.id }, profileUpdates);
 
 	const iObj = await Users.pack(user.id, user, {
 		detail: true,