diff --git a/src/main/webapp/js/settings.js b/src/main/webapp/js/settings.js
index 1167fae364aba88e50f4b1d26d3b5523b479ea21..bd229b6984ba8951c6545ada32ac9be44605dd0c 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/js/settings.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/js/settings.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function editUser (event) {
         .then(response => response.json())
         .then(response => {
             if (response === true) {
-                sessionStorage.setItem("username", user.username);
+                sessionStorage.setItem("username", newInformation.username);
                 alert("Bruker oppdatert");
                 window.location.href = "../app.html";
             } else {