diff --git a/scm-ui/src/groups/containers/EditGroup.js b/scm-ui/src/groups/containers/EditGroup.js
index e21731a323..3150060f5b 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/groups/containers/EditGroup.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/groups/containers/EditGroup.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import React from "react";
 import { connect } from "react-redux";
 import GroupForm from "../components/GroupForm";
-import { modifyGroup, fetchGroup } from "../modules/groups";
+import { modifyGroup } from "../modules/groups";
 import type { History } from "history";
 import { withRouter } from "react-router-dom";
 import type { Group } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { ErrorNotification } from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
 type Props = {
   group: Group,
   modifyGroup: (group: Group, callback?: () => void) => void,
-  fetchGroup: (name: string) => void,
   history: History,
   loading?: boolean,
   error: Error
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ type Props = {
 
 class EditGroup extends React.Component<Props> {
   groupModified = (group: Group) => () => {
-    this.props.fetchGroup(group.name);
     this.props.history.push(`/group/${group.name}`);
   };
 
@@ -58,9 +56,6 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => {
   return {
     modifyGroup: (group: Group, callback?: () => void) => {
       dispatch(modifyGroup(group, callback));
-    },
-    fetchGroup: (name: string) => {
-      dispatch(fetchGroup(name));
     }
   };
 };
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/groups/containers/SingleGroup.js b/scm-ui/src/groups/containers/SingleGroup.js
index d681859808..1dd4aa569f 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/groups/containers/SingleGroup.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/groups/containers/SingleGroup.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import type { Group } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
 import type { History } from "history";
 import {
   deleteGroup,
-  fetchGroup,
+  fetchGroupByName,
   getGroupByName,
   isFetchGroupPending,
   getFetchGroupFailure,
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ type Props = {
 
   // dispatcher functions
   deleteGroup: (group: Group, callback?: () => void) => void,
-  fetchGroup: (string, string) => void,
+  fetchGroupByName: (string, string) => void,
 
   // context objects
   t: string => string,
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ type Props = {
 
 class SingleGroup extends React.Component<Props> {
   componentDidMount() {
-    this.props.fetchGroup(this.props.groupLink, this.props.name);
+    this.props.fetchGroupByName(this.props.groupLink, this.props.name);
   }
 
   stripEndingSlash = (url: string) => {
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps) => {
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => {
   return {
-    fetchGroup: (link: string, name: string) => {
-      dispatch(fetchGroup(link, name));
+    fetchGroupByName: (link: string, name: string) => {
+      dispatch(fetchGroupByName(link, name));
     },
     deleteGroup: (group: Group, callback?: () => void) => {
       dispatch(deleteGroup(group, callback));
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/groups/modules/groups.js b/scm-ui/src/groups/modules/groups.js
index 74e7214052..5e661345b8 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/groups/modules/groups.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/groups/modules/groups.js
@@ -84,12 +84,20 @@ export function fetchGroupsFailure(url: string, error: Error): Action {
 }
 
 //fetch group
-export function fetchGroup(link: string, name: string) {
+export function fetchGroupByLink(group: Group) {
+  return fetchGroup(group._links.self.href, group.name);
+}
+
+export function fetchGroupByName(link: string, name: string) {
   const groupUrl = link.endsWith("/") ? link + name : link + "/" + name;
+  return fetchGroup(groupUrl, name);
+}
+
+function fetchGroup(link: string, name: string) {
   return function(dispatch: any) {
     dispatch(fetchGroupPending(name));
     return apiClient
-      .get(groupUrl)
+      .get(link)
       .then(response => {
         return response.json();
       })
@@ -189,6 +197,9 @@ export function modifyGroup(group: Group, callback?: () => void) {
           callback();
         }
       })
+      .then(() => {
+        dispatch(fetchGroupByLink(group));
+      })
       .catch(cause => {
         dispatch(
           modifyGroupFailure(
@@ -361,8 +372,6 @@ function byNamesReducer(state: any = {}, action: any = {}) {
       };
     case FETCH_GROUP_SUCCESS:
       return reducerByName(state, action.payload.name, action.payload);
-    case MODIFY_GROUP_SUCCESS:
-      return reducerByName(state, action.payload.name, action.payload);
     case DELETE_GROUP_SUCCESS:
       const newGroupByNames = deleteGroupInGroupsByNames(
         state,
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/groups/modules/groups.test.js b/scm-ui/src/groups/modules/groups.test.js
index 63ab375cd3..57d41975a1 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/groups/modules/groups.test.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/groups/modules/groups.test.js
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ import reducer, {
   getFetchGroupsFailure,
   isFetchGroupsPending,
   selectListAsCollection,
-  fetchGroup,
+  fetchGroupByLink,
+  fetchGroupByName,
   FETCH_GROUP_PENDING,
   FETCH_GROUP_SUCCESS,
   FETCH_GROUP_FAILURE,
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ import reducer, {
   getCreateGroupLink
 } from "./groups";
 const GROUPS_URL = "/api/v2/groups";
+const URL_HUMAN_GROUP = "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/groups/humanGroup";
 const URL = "/groups";
 
 const error = new Error("You have an error!");
@@ -59,13 +61,13 @@ const humanGroup = {
   members: ["userZaphod"],
   _links: {
     self: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/groups/humanGroup"
+      href: URL_HUMAN_GROUP
     },
     delete: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/groups/humanGroup"
+      href: URL_HUMAN_GROUP
     },
     update: {
-      href: "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/groups/humanGroup"
+      href: URL_HUMAN_GROUP
     }
   },
   _embedded: {
@@ -171,11 +173,37 @@ describe("groups fetch()", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it("should sucessfully fetch single group", () => {
+  it("should sucessfully fetch single group by name", () => {
     fetchMock.getOnce(GROUPS_URL + "/humanGroup", humanGroup);
 
     const store = mockStore({});
-    return store.dispatch(fetchGroup(URL, "humanGroup")).then(() => {
+    return store.dispatch(fetchGroupByName(URL, "humanGroup")).then(() => {
+      const actions = store.getActions();
+      expect(actions[0].type).toEqual(FETCH_GROUP_PENDING);
+      expect(actions[1].type).toEqual(FETCH_GROUP_SUCCESS);
+      expect(actions[1].payload).toBeDefined();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should fail fetching single group by name on HTTP 500", () => {
+    fetchMock.getOnce(GROUPS_URL + "/humanGroup", {
+      status: 500
+    });
+
+    const store = mockStore({});
+    return store.dispatch(fetchGroupByName(URL, "humanGroup")).then(() => {
+      const actions = store.getActions();
+      expect(actions[0].type).toEqual(FETCH_GROUP_PENDING);
+      expect(actions[1].type).toEqual(FETCH_GROUP_FAILURE);
+      expect(actions[1].payload).toBeDefined();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should sucessfully fetch single group", () => {
+    fetchMock.getOnce(URL_HUMAN_GROUP, humanGroup);
+
+    const store = mockStore({});
+    return store.dispatch(fetchGroupByLink(humanGroup)).then(() => {
       const actions = store.getActions();
       expect(actions[0].type).toEqual(FETCH_GROUP_PENDING);
       expect(actions[1].type).toEqual(FETCH_GROUP_SUCCESS);
@@ -184,12 +212,12 @@ describe("groups fetch()", () => {
   });
 
   it("should fail fetching single group on HTTP 500", () => {
-    fetchMock.getOnce(GROUPS_URL + "/humanGroup", {
+    fetchMock.getOnce(URL_HUMAN_GROUP, {
       status: 500
     });
 
     const store = mockStore({});
-    return store.dispatch(fetchGroup(URL, "humanGroup")).then(() => {
+    return store.dispatch(fetchGroupByLink(humanGroup)).then(() => {
       const actions = store.getActions();
       expect(actions[0].type).toEqual(FETCH_GROUP_PENDING);
       expect(actions[1].type).toEqual(FETCH_GROUP_FAILURE);
@@ -244,9 +272,10 @@ describe("groups fetch()", () => {
   });
 
   it("should successfully modify group", () => {
-    fetchMock.putOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/v2/groups/humanGroup", {
+    fetchMock.putOnce(URL_HUMAN_GROUP, {
       status: 204
     });
+    fetchMock.getOnce(URL_HUMAN_GROUP, humanGroup);
 
     const store = mockStore({});
 
@@ -254,14 +283,16 @@ describe("groups fetch()", () => {
       const actions = store.getActions();
       expect(actions[0].type).toEqual(MODIFY_GROUP_PENDING);
       expect(actions[1].type).toEqual(MODIFY_GROUP_SUCCESS);
+      expect(actions[2].type).toEqual(FETCH_GROUP_PENDING);
       expect(actions[1].payload).toEqual(humanGroup);
     });
   });
 
   it("should call the callback after modifying group", () => {
-    fetchMock.putOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/v2/groups/humanGroup", {
+    fetchMock.putOnce(URL_HUMAN_GROUP, {
       status: 204
     });
+    fetchMock.getOnce(URL_HUMAN_GROUP, humanGroup);
 
     let called = false;
     const callback = () => {
@@ -273,12 +304,13 @@ describe("groups fetch()", () => {
       const actions = store.getActions();
       expect(actions[0].type).toEqual(MODIFY_GROUP_PENDING);
       expect(actions[1].type).toEqual(MODIFY_GROUP_SUCCESS);
+      expect(actions[2].type).toEqual(FETCH_GROUP_PENDING);
       expect(called).toBe(true);
     });
   });
 
   it("should fail modifying group on HTTP 500", () => {
-    fetchMock.putOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/v2/groups/humanGroup", {
+    fetchMock.putOnce(URL_HUMAN_GROUP, {
       status: 500
     });
 
@@ -293,7 +325,7 @@ describe("groups fetch()", () => {
   });
 
   it("should delete successfully group humanGroup", () => {
-    fetchMock.deleteOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/v2/groups/humanGroup", {
+    fetchMock.deleteOnce(URL_HUMAN_GROUP, {
       status: 204
     });
 
@@ -308,7 +340,7 @@ describe("groups fetch()", () => {
   });
 
   it("should call the callback, after successful delete", () => {
-    fetchMock.deleteOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/v2/groups/humanGroup", {
+    fetchMock.deleteOnce(URL_HUMAN_GROUP, {
       status: 204
     });
 
@@ -324,7 +356,7 @@ describe("groups fetch()", () => {
   });
 
   it("should fail to delete group humanGroup", () => {
-    fetchMock.deleteOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/v2/groups/humanGroup", {
+    fetchMock.deleteOnce(URL_HUMAN_GROUP, {
       status: 500
     });
 
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/RepositoryRoot.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/RepositoryRoot.js
index e3043b1041..d0c4947af9 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/RepositoryRoot.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/RepositoryRoot.js
@@ -1,19 +1,32 @@
 //@flow
 import React from "react";
-import {deleteRepo, fetchRepo, getFetchRepoFailure, getRepository, isFetchRepoPending} from "../modules/repos";
+import {
+  deleteRepo,
+  fetchRepoByName,
+  getFetchRepoFailure,
+  getRepository,
+  isFetchRepoPending
+} from "../modules/repos";
 
-import {connect} from "react-redux";
-import {Route, Switch} from "react-router-dom";
-import type {Repository} from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
+import { connect } from "react-redux";
+import { Route, Switch } from "react-router-dom";
+import type { Repository } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
 
-import {ErrorPage, Loading, Navigation, NavLink, Page, Section} from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
-import {translate} from "react-i18next";
+import {
+  ErrorPage,
+  Loading,
+  Navigation,
+  NavLink,
+  Page,
+  Section
+} from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
+import { translate } from "react-i18next";
 import RepositoryDetails from "../components/RepositoryDetails";
 import DeleteNavAction from "../components/DeleteNavAction";
 import Edit from "../containers/Edit";
 import Permissions from "../permissions/containers/Permissions";
 
-import type {History} from "history";
+import type { History } from "history";
 import EditNavLink from "../components/EditNavLink";
 
 import BranchRoot from "./ChangesetsRoot";
@@ -32,7 +45,7 @@ type Props = {
   repoLink: string,
 
   // dispatch functions
-  fetchRepo: (link: string, namespace: string, name: string) => void,
+  fetchRepoByName: (link: string, namespace: string, name: string) => void,
   deleteRepo: (repository: Repository, () => void) => void,
 
   // context props
@@ -43,9 +56,9 @@ type Props = {
 
 class RepositoryRoot extends React.Component<Props> {
   componentDidMount() {
-    const { fetchRepo, namespace, name, repoLink } = this.props;
+    const { fetchRepoByName, namespace, name, repoLink } = this.props;
 
-    fetchRepo(repoLink, namespace, name);
+    fetchRepoByName(repoLink, namespace, name);
   }
 
   stripEndingSlash = (url: string) => {
@@ -209,8 +222,8 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps) => {
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => {
   return {
-    fetchRepo: (link: string, namespace: string, name: string) => {
-      dispatch(fetchRepo(link, namespace, name));
+    fetchRepoByName: (link: string, namespace: string, name: string) => {
+      dispatch(fetchRepoByName(link, namespace, name));
     },
     deleteRepo: (repository: Repository, callback: () => void) => {
       dispatch(deleteRepo(repository, callback));
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.js
index b5016bbb43..74550bd881 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.js
@@ -99,13 +99,20 @@ export function fetchReposFailure(err: Error): Action {
 }
 
 // fetch repo
+export function fetchRepoByLink(repo: Repository) {
+  return fetchRepo(repo._links.self.href, repo.namespace, repo.name);
+}
 
-export function fetchRepo(link: string, namespace: string, name: string) {
+export function fetchRepoByName(link: string, namespace: string, name: string) {
   const repoUrl = link.endsWith("/") ? link : link + "/";
+  return fetchRepo(`${repoUrl}${namespace}/${name}`, namespace, name);
+}
+
+function fetchRepo(link: string, namespace: string, name: string) {
   return function(dispatch: any) {
     dispatch(fetchRepoPending(namespace, name));
     return apiClient
-      .get(`${repoUrl}${namespace}/${name}`)
+      .get(link)
       .then(response => response.json())
       .then(repository => {
         dispatch(fetchRepoSuccess(repository));
@@ -213,6 +220,9 @@ export function modifyRepo(repository: Repository, callback?: () => void) {
           callback();
         }
       })
+      .then(() => {
+        dispatch(fetchRepoByLink(repository));
+      })
       .catch(cause => {
         const error = new Error(`failed to modify repo: ${cause.message}`);
         dispatch(modifyRepoFailure(repository, error));
@@ -347,8 +357,6 @@ export default function reducer(
   switch (action.type) {
     case FETCH_REPOS_SUCCESS:
       return normalizeByNamespaceAndName(action.payload);
-    case MODIFY_REPO_SUCCESS:
-      return reducerByNames(state, action.payload);
     case FETCH_REPO_SUCCESS:
       return reducerByNames(state, action.payload);
     default:
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.test.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.test.js
index 5b5c2d3abd..e8d9873e99 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.test.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.test.js
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ import reducer, {
   fetchReposByLink,
   fetchReposByPage,
   FETCH_REPO,
-  fetchRepo,
+  fetchRepoByLink,
+  fetchRepoByName,
   FETCH_REPO_PENDING,
   FETCH_REPO_SUCCESS,
   FETCH_REPO_FAILURE,
@@ -45,7 +46,6 @@ import reducer, {
   MODIFY_REPO,
   isModifyRepoPending,
   getModifyRepoFailure,
-  modifyRepoSuccess,
   getPermissionsLink
 } from "./repos";
 import type { Repository, RepositoryCollection } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ describe("repos fetch", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it("should successfully fetch repo slarti/fjords", () => {
+  it("should successfully fetch repo slarti/fjords by name", () => {
     fetchMock.getOnce(REPOS_URL + "/slarti/fjords", slartiFjords);
 
     const expectedActions = [
@@ -343,18 +343,66 @@ describe("repos fetch", () => {
     ];
 
     const store = mockStore({});
-    return store.dispatch(fetchRepo(URL, "slarti", "fjords")).then(() => {
+    return store.dispatch(fetchRepoByName(URL, "slarti", "fjords")).then(() => {
       expect(store.getActions()).toEqual(expectedActions);
     });
   });
 
-  it("should dispatch FETCH_REPO_FAILURE, it the request for slarti/fjords fails", () => {
+  it("should dispatch FETCH_REPO_FAILURE, if the request for slarti/fjords by name fails", () => {
     fetchMock.getOnce(REPOS_URL + "/slarti/fjords", {
       status: 500
     });
 
     const store = mockStore({});
-    return store.dispatch(fetchRepo(URL, "slarti", "fjords")).then(() => {
+    return store.dispatch(fetchRepoByName(URL, "slarti", "fjords")).then(() => {
+      const actions = store.getActions();
+      expect(actions[0].type).toEqual(FETCH_REPO_PENDING);
+      expect(actions[1].type).toEqual(FETCH_REPO_FAILURE);
+      expect(actions[1].payload.namespace).toBe("slarti");
+      expect(actions[1].payload.name).toBe("fjords");
+      expect(actions[1].payload.error).toBeDefined();
+      expect(actions[1].itemId).toBe("slarti/fjords");
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should successfully fetch repo slarti/fjords", () => {
+    fetchMock.getOnce(
+      "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/slarti/fjords",
+      slartiFjords
+    );
+
+    const expectedActions = [
+      {
+        type: FETCH_REPO_PENDING,
+        payload: {
+          namespace: "slarti",
+          name: "fjords"
+        },
+        itemId: "slarti/fjords"
+      },
+      {
+        type: FETCH_REPO_SUCCESS,
+        payload: slartiFjords,
+        itemId: "slarti/fjords"
+      }
+    ];
+
+    const store = mockStore({});
+    return store.dispatch(fetchRepoByLink(slartiFjords)).then(() => {
+      expect(store.getActions()).toEqual(expectedActions);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should dispatch FETCH_REPO_FAILURE, it the request for slarti/fjords fails", () => {
+    fetchMock.getOnce(
+      "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/slarti/fjords",
+      {
+        status: 500
+      }
+    );
+
+    const store = mockStore({});
+    return store.dispatch(fetchRepoByLink(slartiFjords)).then(() => {
       const actions = store.getActions();
       expect(actions[0].type).toEqual(FETCH_REPO_PENDING);
       expect(actions[1].type).toEqual(FETCH_REPO_FAILURE);
@@ -485,6 +533,12 @@ describe("repos fetch", () => {
     fetchMock.putOnce(slartiFjords._links.update.href, {
       status: 204
     });
+    fetchMock.getOnce(
+      "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/slarti/fjords",
+      {
+        status: 500
+      }
+    );
 
     let editedFjords = { ...slartiFjords };
     editedFjords.description = "coast of africa";
@@ -495,6 +549,7 @@ describe("repos fetch", () => {
       const actions = store.getActions();
       expect(actions[0].type).toEqual(MODIFY_REPO_PENDING);
       expect(actions[1].type).toEqual(MODIFY_REPO_SUCCESS);
+      expect(actions[2].type).toEqual(FETCH_REPO_PENDING);
     });
   });
 
@@ -502,6 +557,12 @@ describe("repos fetch", () => {
     fetchMock.putOnce(slartiFjords._links.update.href, {
       status: 204
     });
+    fetchMock.getOnce(
+      "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/repositories/slarti/fjords",
+      {
+        status: 500
+      }
+    );
 
     let editedFjords = { ...slartiFjords };
     editedFjords.description = "coast of africa";
@@ -517,6 +578,7 @@ describe("repos fetch", () => {
       const actions = store.getActions();
       expect(actions[0].type).toEqual(MODIFY_REPO_PENDING);
       expect(actions[1].type).toEqual(MODIFY_REPO_SUCCESS);
+      expect(actions[2].type).toEqual(FETCH_REPO_PENDING);
       expect(called).toBe(true);
     });
   });
@@ -574,18 +636,6 @@ describe("repos reducer", () => {
     const newState = reducer({}, fetchRepoSuccess(slartiFjords));
     expect(newState.byNames["slarti/fjords"]).toBe(slartiFjords);
   });
-
-  it("should update reposByNames", () => {
-    const oldState = {
-      byNames: {
-        "slarti/fjords": slartiFjords
-      }
-    };
-    let slartiFjordsEdited = { ...slartiFjords };
-    slartiFjordsEdited.description = "I bless the rains down in Africa";
-    const newState = reducer(oldState, modifyRepoSuccess(slartiFjordsEdited));
-    expect(newState.byNames["slarti/fjords"]).toEqual(slartiFjordsEdited);
-  });
 });
 
 describe("repos selectors", () => {
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/users/containers/SingleUser.js b/scm-ui/src/users/containers/SingleUser.js
index f581874742..ed5d6df0c3 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/users/containers/SingleUser.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/users/containers/SingleUser.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import EditUser from "./EditUser";
 import type { User } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
 import type { History } from "history";
 import {
-  fetchUser,
+  fetchUserByName,
   deleteUser,
   getUserByName,
   isFetchUserPending,
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ type Props = {
 
   // dispatcher functions
   deleteUser: (user: User, callback?: () => void) => void,
-  fetchUser: (string, string) => void,
+  fetchUserByName: (string, string) => void,
 
   // context objects
   t: string => string,
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ type Props = {
 
 class SingleUser extends React.Component<Props> {
   componentDidMount() {
-    this.props.fetchUser(this.props.usersLink, this.props.name);
+    this.props.fetchUserByName(this.props.usersLink, this.props.name);
   }
 
   userDeleted = () => {
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps) => {
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => {
   return {
-    fetchUser: (link: string, name: string) => {
-      dispatch(fetchUser(link, name));
+    fetchUserByName: (link: string, name: string) => {
+      dispatch(fetchUserByName(link, name));
     },
     deleteUser: (user: User, callback?: () => void) => {
       dispatch(deleteUser(user, callback));
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/users/modules/users.js b/scm-ui/src/users/modules/users.js
index 80d8107b3e..5061303720 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/users/modules/users.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/users/modules/users.js
@@ -87,12 +87,20 @@ export function fetchUsersFailure(url: string, error: Error): Action {
 }
 
 //fetch user
-export function fetchUser(link: string, name: string) {
+export function fetchUserByName(link: string, name: string) {
   const userUrl = link.endsWith("/") ? link + name : link + "/" + name;
+  return fetchUser(userUrl, name);
+}
+
+export function fetchUserByLink(user: User) {
+  return fetchUser(user._links.self.href, user.name);
+}
+
+function fetchUser(link: string, name: string) {
   return function(dispatch: any) {
     dispatch(fetchUserPending(name));
     return apiClient
-      .get(userUrl)
+      .get(link)
       .then(response => {
         return response.json();
       })
@@ -195,6 +203,9 @@ export function modifyUser(user: User, callback?: () => void) {
           callback();
         }
       })
+      .then(() => {
+        dispatch(fetchUserByLink(user));
+      })
       .catch(err => {
         dispatch(modifyUserFailure(user, err));
       });
@@ -365,9 +376,6 @@ function byNamesReducer(state: any = {}, action: any = {}) {
     case FETCH_USER_SUCCESS:
       return reducerByName(state, action.payload.name, action.payload);
 
-    case MODIFY_USER_SUCCESS:
-      return reducerByName(state, action.payload.name, action.payload);
-
     case DELETE_USER_SUCCESS:
       const newUserByNames = deleteUserInUsersByNames(
         state,
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/users/modules/users.test.js b/scm-ui/src/users/modules/users.test.js
index 03da4658c2..ac4d1c97a9 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/users/modules/users.test.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/users/modules/users.test.js
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ import reducer, {
   FETCH_USERS_FAILURE,
   FETCH_USERS_PENDING,
   FETCH_USERS_SUCCESS,
-  fetchUser,
+  fetchUserByLink,
+  fetchUserByName,
   fetchUserSuccess,
   getFetchUserFailure,
   fetchUsers,
@@ -33,7 +34,6 @@ import reducer, {
   MODIFY_USER_PENDING,
   MODIFY_USER_SUCCESS,
   modifyUser,
-  modifyUserSuccess,
   getUsersFromState,
   FETCH_USERS,
   getFetchUsersFailure,
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ const response = {
 
 const URL = "users";
 const USERS_URL = "/api/v2/users";
+const USER_ZAPHOD_URL = "http://localhost:8081/api/v2/users/zaphod";
 
 const error = new Error("KAPUTT");
 
@@ -166,11 +167,37 @@ describe("users fetch()", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it("should sucessfully fetch single user", () => {
+  it("should sucessfully fetch single user by name", () => {
     fetchMock.getOnce(USERS_URL + "/zaphod", userZaphod);
 
     const store = mockStore({});
-    return store.dispatch(fetchUser(URL, "zaphod")).then(() => {
+    return store.dispatch(fetchUserByName(URL, "zaphod")).then(() => {
+      const actions = store.getActions();
+      expect(actions[0].type).toEqual(FETCH_USER_PENDING);
+      expect(actions[1].type).toEqual(FETCH_USER_SUCCESS);
+      expect(actions[1].payload).toBeDefined();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should fail fetching single user by name on HTTP 500", () => {
+    fetchMock.getOnce(USERS_URL + "/zaphod", {
+      status: 500
+    });
+
+    const store = mockStore({});
+    return store.dispatch(fetchUserByName(URL, "zaphod")).then(() => {
+      const actions = store.getActions();
+      expect(actions[0].type).toEqual(FETCH_USER_PENDING);
+      expect(actions[1].type).toEqual(FETCH_USER_FAILURE);
+      expect(actions[1].payload).toBeDefined();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should sucessfully fetch single user", () => {
+    fetchMock.getOnce(USER_ZAPHOD_URL, userZaphod);
+
+    const store = mockStore({});
+    return store.dispatch(fetchUserByLink(userZaphod)).then(() => {
       const actions = store.getActions();
       expect(actions[0].type).toEqual(FETCH_USER_PENDING);
       expect(actions[1].type).toEqual(FETCH_USER_SUCCESS);
@@ -179,12 +206,12 @@ describe("users fetch()", () => {
   });
 
   it("should fail fetching single user on HTTP 500", () => {
-    fetchMock.getOnce(USERS_URL + "/zaphod", {
+    fetchMock.getOnce(USER_ZAPHOD_URL, {
       status: 500
     });
 
     const store = mockStore({});
-    return store.dispatch(fetchUser(URL, "zaphod")).then(() => {
+    return store.dispatch(fetchUserByLink(userZaphod)).then(() => {
       const actions = store.getActions();
       expect(actions[0].type).toEqual(FETCH_USER_PENDING);
       expect(actions[1].type).toEqual(FETCH_USER_FAILURE);
@@ -242,23 +269,26 @@ describe("users fetch()", () => {
   });
 
   it("successfully update user", () => {
-    fetchMock.putOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/v2/users/zaphod", {
+    fetchMock.putOnce(USER_ZAPHOD_URL, {
       status: 204
     });
+    fetchMock.getOnce(USER_ZAPHOD_URL, userZaphod);
 
     const store = mockStore({});
     return store.dispatch(modifyUser(userZaphod)).then(() => {
       const actions = store.getActions();
-      expect(actions.length).toBe(2);
+      expect(actions.length).toBe(3);
       expect(actions[0].type).toEqual(MODIFY_USER_PENDING);
       expect(actions[1].type).toEqual(MODIFY_USER_SUCCESS);
+      expect(actions[2].type).toEqual(FETCH_USER_PENDING);
     });
   });
 
   it("should call callback, after successful modified user", () => {
-    fetchMock.putOnce("http://localhost:8081/api/v2/users/zaphod", {
+    fetchMock.putOnce(USER_ZAPHOD_URL, {
       status: 204
     });
+    fetchMock.getOnce(USER_ZAPHOD_URL, userZaphod);
 
     let called = false;
     const callMe = () => {
@@ -415,20 +445,6 @@ describe("users reducer", () => {
     expect(newState.byNames["ford"]).toBe(userFord);
     expect(newState.list.entries).toEqual(["zaphod"]);
   });
-
-  it("should update state according to MODIFY_USER_SUCCESS action", () => {
-    const newState = reducer(
-      {
-        byNames: {
-          ford: {
-            name: "ford"
-          }
-        }
-      },
-      modifyUserSuccess(userFord)
-    );
-    expect(newState.byNames["ford"]).toBe(userFord);
-  });
 });
 
 describe("selector tests", () => {