diff --git a/server/routes/settings/edit_user.post.ts b/server/routes/settings/edit_user.post.ts
index c42e3b1..9bd7ed5 100644
--- a/server/routes/settings/edit_user.post.ts
+++ b/server/routes/settings/edit_user.post.ts
@@ -50,11 +50,10 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
        
     //console.log("Differences: " + JSON.stringify(differences));
 
-    await $fetch(config.fastapi_url + "/edit_user", {
+    return await $fetch(config.fastapi_url + "/edit_user", {
         method: "POST",
-        body: a
+        body: a,
+        ignoreResponseError: true // don't throw exception
     })
 
-    return
-
 })