diff --git a/app/controllers/api/users.php b/app/controllers/api/users.php
index 4a551b7478..8e7eb2b1a1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/users.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/users.php
@@ -1558,6 +1558,7 @@ App::patch('/v1/users/:userId/prefs')
         }
 
         $user = $dbForProject->updateDocument('users', $user->getId(), $user->setAttribute('prefs', $prefs));
+        $dbForProject->purgeCachedDocument('users', $user->getId());
 
         $queueForEvents
             ->setParam('userId', $user->getId());