diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/ActFmLoginActivity.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/ActFmLoginActivity.java
index 4faf6d908..8eef9eeec 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/ActFmLoginActivity.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/ActFmLoginActivity.java
@@ -538,6 +538,8 @@ public class ActFmLoginActivity extends FragmentActivity implements AuthListener
         Preferences.setString(ActFmPreferenceService.PREF_PICTURE,
                 result.optString("picture"));
 
+        actFmPreferenceService.reloadThisUser();
+
         setResult(RESULT_OK);
         finish();
 
diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmPreferenceService.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmPreferenceService.java
index d48c837f1..e19a6cda2 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmPreferenceService.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmPreferenceService.java
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ public class ActFmPreferenceService extends SyncProviderUtilities {
      * @return
      */
     public static JSONObject userFromModel(RemoteModel model) {
-        if(model.getValue(RemoteModel.USER_ID_PROPERTY) == 0)
+        if(model.getValue(RemoteModel.USER_ID_PROPERTY) == 0) {
             return thisUser();
-        else {
+        }else {
             try {
                 return new JSONObject(model.getValue(RemoteModel.USER_JSON_PROPERTY));
             } catch (JSONException e) {
@@ -118,25 +118,36 @@ public class ActFmPreferenceService extends SyncProviderUtilities {
         return String.format("%s: %s", updateUser.optString("name"), description);
     }
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("nls")
+
     public synchronized static JSONObject thisUser() {
         if(user == null) {
             user = new JSONObject();
-            try {
-                user.put("name", Preferences.getStringValue(PREF_NAME));
-                user.put("first_name", Preferences.getStringValue(PREF_FIRST_NAME));
-                user.put("last_name", Preferences.getStringValue(PREF_LAST_NAME));
-                user.put("premium", Preferences.getBoolean(PREF_PREMIUM, false));
-                user.put("email", Preferences.getStringValue(PREF_EMAIL));
-                user.put("picture", Preferences.getStringValue(PREF_PICTURE));
-                user.put("id", Preferences.getLong(PREF_USER_ID, 0));
-            } catch (JSONException e) {
-                throw new RuntimeException(e);
-            }
+            populateUser();
         }
         return user;
     }
 
+    public synchronized static void reloadThisUser() {
+        if (user == null)
+            return;
+        populateUser();
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("nls")
+    private static void populateUser() {
+        try {
+            user.put("name", Preferences.getStringValue(PREF_NAME));
+            user.put("first_name", Preferences.getStringValue(PREF_FIRST_NAME));
+            user.put("last_name", Preferences.getStringValue(PREF_LAST_NAME));
+            user.put("premium", Preferences.getBoolean(PREF_PREMIUM, false));
+            user.put("email", Preferences.getStringValue(PREF_EMAIL));
+            user.put("picture", Preferences.getStringValue(PREF_PICTURE));
+            user.put("id", Preferences.getLong(PREF_USER_ID, 0));
+        } catch (JSONException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
     public static boolean isPremiumUser() {
         return Preferences.getBoolean(PREF_PREMIUM, false);
     }
diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmSyncV2Provider.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmSyncV2Provider.java
index e26809ef8..71547afee 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmSyncV2Provider.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmSyncV2Provider.java
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ public class ActFmSyncV2Provider extends SyncV2Provider {
                 Preferences.setString(ActFmPreferenceService.PREF_EMAIL, status.optString("email"));
             if (status.has("picture"))
                 Preferences.setString(ActFmPreferenceService.PREF_PICTURE, status.optString("picture"));
+
+            actFmPreferenceService.reloadThisUser();
         } catch (IOException e) {
             handler.handleException("actfm-sync", e, e.toString()); //$NON-NLS-1$
         }
diff --git a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/UpdateAdapter.java b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/UpdateAdapter.java
index 8bb07981b..497cdf433 100644
--- a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/UpdateAdapter.java
+++ b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/UpdateAdapter.java
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ public class UpdateAdapter extends CursorAdapter {
 
     @SuppressWarnings("nls")
     public static Spanned getUpdateComment (final AstridActivity activity, Update update, JSONObject user, String linkColor, String fromView) {
-        if (user == null) {
+        if (user == null)
             user = ActFmPreferenceService.userFromModel(update);
-        }
+
         JSONObject otherUser = null;
         try {
             otherUser = new JSONObject(update.getValue(Update.OTHER_USER));