diff --git a/src/routes/user.js b/src/routes/user.js
index b6b6e6a87d..ae34d29472 100644
--- a/src/routes/user.js
+++ b/src/routes/user.js
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
 					});
 				}
 
-				var updateUid = req.params.uid;
+				var updateUid = req.user.uid;
 
 				async.waterfall([
 					function(next) {