diff --git a/client/coral-framework/actions/user.js b/client/coral-framework/actions/user.js
index bf2a77402..3e80b718c 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/actions/user.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/actions/user.js
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
 import {addNotification} from '../actions/notification';
 import coralApi from '../helpers/response';
+import * as actions from '../constants/auth';
 
 import I18n from 'coral-framework/modules/i18n/i18n';
 import translations from './../translations';
 const lang = new I18n(translations);
 
+const editUsernameFailure = error => ({type: actions.EDIT_USERNAME_FAILURE, error});
+const editUsernameSuccess = () => ({type: actions.EDIT_USERNAME_SUCCESS});
+
 export const editName = (username) => (dispatch) => {
   return coralApi('/account/username', {method: 'PUT', body: {username}})
     .then(() => {
+      dispatch(editUsernameSuccess());
       dispatch(addNotification('success', lang.t('successNameUpdate')));
+    })
+    .catch(error => {
+      dispatch(editUsernameFailure(lang.t(`error.${error.translation_key}`)));
     });
 };
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/constants/auth.js b/client/coral-framework/constants/auth.js
index 9a217fb43..ce5d860b4 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/constants/auth.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/constants/auth.js
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ export const CREATE_USERNAME = 'CREATE_USERNAME';
 export const SHOW_CREATEUSERNAME_DIALOG = 'SHOW_CREATEUSERNAME_DIALOG';
 export const HIDE_CREATEUSERNAME_DIALOG = 'HIDE_CREATEUSERNAME_DIALOG';
 
+export const EDIT_USERNAME_REQUEST = 'CREATE_USERNAME_REQUEST';
+export const EDIT_USERNAME_SUCCESS = 'CREATE_USERNAME_SUCCESS';
+export const EDIT_USERNAME_FAILURE = 'CREATE_USERNAME_FAILURE';
+export const EDIT_USERNAME = 'CREATE_USERNAME';
+
 export const FETCH_SIGNUP_REQUEST = 'FETCH_SIGNUP_REQUEST';
 export const FETCH_SIGNUP_FAILURE = 'FETCH_SIGNUP_FAILURE';
 export const FETCH_SIGNUP_SUCCESS = 'FETCH_SIGNUP_SUCCESS';