diff --git a/app/controllers/user.js b/app/controllers/user.js
index 70c0074..edcef43 100644
--- a/app/controllers/user.js
+++ b/app/controllers/user.js
@@ -279,11 +279,11 @@ class UserController extends SiteController {
   async postUpdateSettings (req, res) {
     const { user: userService } = this.dtp.services;
     try {
-      const displayList = this.createDisplayList('app-settings');
-
       await userService.updateSettings(req.user, req.body);
 
+      const displayList = this.createDisplayList('app-settings');
       displayList.reload();
+
       res.status(200).json({ success: true, displayList });
     } catch (error) {
       this.log.error('failed to update account settings', { error });