diff --git a/client/coral-framework/actions/user.js b/client/coral-framework/actions/user.js
index 04d5c9238..0000acc5c 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/actions/user.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/actions/user.js
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@ import * as actions from '../constants/user';
 import {base, handleResp, getInit} from '../helpers/response';
 
 const saveBioRequest = () => ({type: actions.SAVE_BIO_REQUEST});
-const saveBioSuccess = user => ({type: actions.SAVE_BIO_SUCCESS, user});
+const saveBioSuccess = settings => ({type: actions.SAVE_BIO_SUCCESS, settings});
 const saveBioFailure = error => ({type: actions.SAVE_BIO_FAILURE, error});
 
 export const saveBio = (user_id, formData) => dispatch => {
   dispatch(saveBioRequest());
-  fetch(`${base}/${user_id}/bio`, getInit('POST', formData))
+  fetch(`${base}/user/${user_id}/bio`, getInit('PUT', formData))
     .then(handleResp)
-    .then(({user}) => {
-      dispatch(saveBioSuccess(user));
+    .then(({settings}) => {
+      dispatch(saveBioSuccess(settings));
     })
     .catch(error => dispatch(saveBioFailure(error)));
 };
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/reducers/user.js b/client/coral-framework/reducers/user.js
index 96307b293..f1d02a42c 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/reducers/user.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/reducers/user.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import * as actions from '../constants/user';
 
 const initialState = Map({
   displayName: '',
-  profiles: [],
-  settings: []
+  profiles: null,
+  settings: null
 });
 
 const purge = user => {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export default function user (state = initialState, action) {
     return initialState;
   case actions.SAVE_BIO_SUCCESS:
     return state
-      .set('bio', action.user.bio);
+      .set('settings', action.settings);
   default :
     return state;
   }
diff --git a/client/coral-settings/components/Bio.js b/client/coral-settings/components/Bio.js
index 36c3855df..c142ee5bc 100644
--- a/client/coral-settings/components/Bio.js
+++ b/client/coral-settings/components/Bio.js
@@ -2,15 +2,17 @@ import React from 'react';
 import styles from './Bio.css';
 import {Button} from '../../coral-ui';
 
-export default ({userData, bio, handleSave, handleChange}) => (
+export default ({bio, handleSave, handleInput}) => (
   <div className={styles.bio}>
     <h1>Bio</h1>
     <p>Tell the community about yourself</p>
-    <textarea defaultValue={userData.bio} value={bio} onChange={handleChange} />
-    <div className={styles.actions}>
-      <Button cStyle='cancel' raised>Cancel</Button>
-      <Button cStyle='success' onClick={handleSave}>Save Changes</Button>
-    </div>
+    <form onSubmit={handleSave}>
+      <textarea defaultValue={bio} ref={handleInput} />
+      <div className={styles.actions}>
+        <Button cStyle='cancel' raised>Cancel</Button>
+        <Button cStyle='success' type="submit">Save Changes</Button>
+      </div>
+    </form>
   </div>
 );
 
diff --git a/client/coral-settings/containers/BioContainer.js b/client/coral-settings/containers/BioContainer.js
index d3a04e14b..b045b71f9 100644
--- a/client/coral-settings/containers/BioContainer.js
+++ b/client/coral-settings/containers/BioContainer.js
@@ -5,31 +5,28 @@ export default class BioContainer extends Component {
   constructor (props) {
     super(props);
 
-    this.state = {
-      bio: ''
-    };
-
     this.handleSave = this.handleSave.bind(this);
-    this.handleBioChange = this.handleBioChange.bind(this);
+    this.handleInput = this.handleInput.bind(this);
   }
 
-  handleBioChange(e) {
-    this.setState({
-      bio: e.target.value
+  handleInput(input) {
+    this.bioInput = input;
+  }
+
+  handleSave (e) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    const {userData, saveBio} = this.props;
+    saveBio(userData.id, {
+      bio: this.bioInput.value
     });
   }
 
-  handleSave () {
-    // const {bio} = this.state;
-    // this.props.saveBio(user_id, bio);
-  }
-
   render () {
     return <Bio
+      bio={this.props.bio}
+      userData={this.props.userData}
       handleSave={this.handleSave}
-      handleChange={this.handleChange}
-      {...this.props}
-      {...this.state}
+      handleInput={this.handleInput}
     />;
   }
 }
diff --git a/client/coral-settings/containers/SettingsContainer.js b/client/coral-settings/containers/SettingsContainer.js
index 1013f7a39..fc196b9e7 100644
--- a/client/coral-settings/containers/SettingsContainer.js
+++ b/client/coral-settings/containers/SettingsContainer.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class SignInContainer extends Component {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const {loggedIn} = this.props;
+    const {loggedIn, userData} = this.props;
     const {activeTab} = this.state;
     return (
       <RestrictedContent restricted={!loggedIn} restrictedComp={NotLoggedIn}>
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class SignInContainer extends Component {
           <CommentHistory {...this.props}/>
         </TabContent>
         <TabContent show={activeTab === 1}>
-          <BioContainer handleSave={this.handleSave} {...this.props} />
+          <BioContainer bio={userData.settings.bio} handleSave={this.handleSave} {...this.props} />
         </TabContent>
       </RestrictedContent>
     );
diff --git a/models/user.js b/models/user.js
index 6e9300ec0..86908ab42 100644
--- a/models/user.js
+++ b/models/user.js
@@ -77,18 +77,12 @@ const UserSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
   roles: [String],
 
   // User's settings
-  settings: [
-    new mongoose.Schema({
-      id: {
-        type: String,
-        required: true
-      },
-      value: {
-        type: String,
-        required: true
-      }
-    })
-  ]
+  settings: {
+    bio: {
+      type: String,
+      default: ''
+    }
+  }
 }, {
 
   // This will ensure that we have proper timestamps available on this model.
@@ -543,11 +537,13 @@ UserService.all = () => {
  */
 
 UserService.addBio = (id, bio) => (
-  UserModel.update({
+  UserModel.findOneAndUpdate({
     id
   }, {
-    $addToSet: {
-      bio
+    $set: {
+      'settings.bio': bio
     }
+  }, {
+    new: true
   })
 );
diff --git a/routes/api/user/index.js b/routes/api/user/index.js
index 3c7e651bb..1765809ad 100644
--- a/routes/api/user/index.js
+++ b/routes/api/user/index.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ router.post('/request-password-reset', (req, res, next) => {
     });
 });
 
-router.post('/:user_id/bio', (req, res, next) => {
+router.put('/:user_id/bio', (req, res, next) => {
   const {user_id} = req.params;
   const {bio} = req.body;
 
@@ -150,9 +150,7 @@ router.post('/:user_id/bio', (req, res, next) => {
 
   User
     .addBio(user_id, bio)
-    .then(() => {
-      res.status(204).end();
-    })
+    .then(user => res.status(200).send(user))
     .catch(error => {
       const errorMsg = typeof error === 'string' ? error : error.message;
       res.status(500).json({error: errorMsg});