diff --git a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
index 1e2422bb..bc824393 100644
--- a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
+++ b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ const UserSettings = {
       reader.onload = ({target}) => {
         const img = target.result
         this[slot + 'Preview'] = img
+        this[slot] = file
       }
       reader.readAsDataURL(file)
     },
@@ -190,30 +191,17 @@ const UserSettings = {
     submitBanner () {
       if (!this.bannerPreview) { return }
 
-      let banner = this.bannerPreview
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
-      let imginfo = new Image()
-      /* eslint-disable camelcase */
-      let offset_top, offset_left, width, height
-      imginfo.src = banner
-      width = imginfo.width
-      height = imginfo.height
-      offset_top = 0
-      offset_left = 0
       this.bannerUploading = true
-      this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.updateBanner({params: {banner, offset_top, offset_left, width, height}}).then((data) => {
-        if (!data.error) {
-          let clone = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.$store.state.users.currentUser))
-          clone.cover_photo = data.url
-          this.$store.commit('addNewUsers', [clone])
-          this.$store.commit('setCurrentUser', clone)
+      this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.updateBanner({banner: this.banner})
+        .then((user) => {
+          this.$store.commit('addNewUsers', [user])
+          this.$store.commit('setCurrentUser', user)
           this.bannerPreview = null
-        } else {
-          this.bannerUploadError = this.$t('upload.error.base') + data.error
-        }
-        this.bannerUploading = false
-      })
-      /* eslint-enable camelcase */
+        })
+        .catch((err) => {
+          this.bannerUploadError = this.$t('upload.error.base') + ' ' + err.message
+        })
+        .then(() => { this.bannerUploading = false })
     },
     submitBg () {
       if (!this.backgroundPreview) { return }
diff --git a/src/services/api/api.service.js b/src/services/api/api.service.js
index 0540b2d2..eaebb3f1 100644
--- a/src/services/api/api.service.js
+++ b/src/services/api/api.service.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ const ALL_FOLLOWING_URL = '/api/qvitter/allfollowing'
 const MENTIONS_URL = '/api/statuses/mentions.json'
 const REGISTRATION_URL = '/api/account/register.json'
 const BG_UPDATE_URL = '/api/qvitter/update_background_image.json'
-const BANNER_UPDATE_URL = '/api/account/update_profile_banner.json'
 const PROFILE_UPDATE_URL = '/api/account/update_profile.json'
 const EXTERNAL_PROFILE_URL = '/api/externalprofile/show.json'
 const QVITTER_USER_NOTIFICATIONS_READ_URL = '/api/qvitter/statuses/notifications/read.json'
@@ -108,28 +107,16 @@ const updateBg = ({credentials, params}) => {
   }).then((data) => data.json())
 }
 
-// Params
-// height
-// width
-// offset_left
-// offset_top
-// banner (base 64 encodend data url)
-const updateBanner = ({credentials, params}) => {
-  let url = BANNER_UPDATE_URL
-
+const updateBanner = ({credentials, banner}) => {
   const form = new FormData()
-
-  each(params, (value, key) => {
-    if (value) {
-      form.append(key, value)
-    }
-  })
-
-  return fetch(url, {
+  form.append('header', banner)
+  return fetch(MASTODON_PROFILE_UPDATE_URL, {
     headers: authHeaders(credentials),
-    method: 'POST',
+    method: 'PATCH',
     body: form
-  }).then((data) => data.json())
+  })
+  .then((data) => data.json())
+  .then((data) => parseUser(data))
 }
 
 // Params
diff --git a/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js b/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
index 762ee08b..d61ff452 100644
--- a/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
+++ b/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ const backendInteractorService = (credentials) => {
   const register = (params) => apiService.register(params)
   const updateAvatar = ({avatar}) => apiService.updateAvatar({credentials, avatar})
   const updateBg = ({params}) => apiService.updateBg({credentials, params})
-  const updateBanner = ({params}) => apiService.updateBanner({credentials, params})
+  const updateBanner = ({banner}) => apiService.updateBanner({credentials, banner})
   const updateProfile = ({params}) => apiService.updateProfile({credentials, params})
 
   const externalProfile = (profileUrl) => apiService.externalProfile({profileUrl, credentials})