diff --git a/src/actions/preferences.js b/src/actions/preferences.js
index ed0a984..fef10e7 100644
--- a/src/actions/preferences.js
+++ b/src/actions/preferences.js
@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@ export const savePreferencesBegin = () => ({
   type: SAVE_PREFERENCES.BEGIN,
 });
 
-export const savePreferencesSuccess = preferences => ({
+export const savePreferencesSuccess = () => ({
   type: SAVE_PREFERENCES.SUCCESS,
-  preferences,
 });
 
 export const savePreferencesFailure = error => ({
diff --git a/src/data/reducers/ProfilePageReducer.js b/src/data/reducers/ProfilePageReducer.js
index ea1a146..e439284 100644
--- a/src/data/reducers/ProfilePageReducer.js
+++ b/src/data/reducers/ProfilePageReducer.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ const profilePage = (state = initialState, action) => {
     case FETCH_PREFERENCES.SUCCESS:
       return {
         ...state,
-        preferences: action.preferences,
+        preferences: defaultsDeep({}, action.preferences, state.preferences),
       };
 
     case SAVE_PREFERENCES.BEGIN:
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ const profilePage = (state = initialState, action) => {
       // defaults deep used because our preferences/state object is multi-dimensional
       return {
         ...state,
-        preferences: defaultsDeep({}, action.preferences, state.preferences),
         savePreferencesState: 'complete',
         saveState: mergeSaveStates(['complete', state.saveProfileState]),
       };
diff --git a/src/sagas/RootSaga.js b/src/sagas/RootSaga.js
index f39875b..6f45a78 100644
--- a/src/sagas/RootSaga.js
+++ b/src/sagas/RootSaga.js
@@ -147,11 +147,12 @@ export function* handleFetchPreferences(action) {
 }
 
 export function* handleSavePreferences(action) {
-  const { username, preferences } = action.payload;
+  const { username, preferences: preferencesToSave } = action.payload;
   try {
     yield put(savePreferencesBegin());
-    yield call(ProfileApiService.savePreferences, username, preferences);
-    yield put(savePreferencesSuccess(preferences));
+    const preferences = yield call(ProfileApiService.postPreferences, username, preferencesToSave);
+    yield put(savePreferencesSuccess());
+    yield put(fetchPreferencesSuccess(preferences));
     yield put(savePreferencesReset());
   } catch (e) {
     yield put(savePreferencesFailure(e));
diff --git a/src/services/ProfileApiService.js b/src/services/ProfileApiService.js
index e0ec17c..26d3b73 100644
--- a/src/services/ProfileApiService.js
+++ b/src/services/ProfileApiService.js
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export function getPreferences(username) {
   });
 }
 
-export function savePreferences(username, preferences) {
+export function postPreferences(username, preferences) {
   const url = `${preferencesApiBaseUrl}/${username}`;
 
   // Flatten object for server
@@ -119,8 +119,10 @@ export function savePreferences(username, preferences) {
       data,
       { headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/merge-patch+json' } },
     )
-      .then((response) => {
-        resolve(response.data);
+      .then((response) => { // eslint-disable-line no-unused-vars
+        // Server response is blank on success
+        // resolve(response.data);
+        resolve(preferences);
       })
       .catch((error) => {
         reject(error);