diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserService.cs
index d4442ff448..d43eded296 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserService.cs
@@ -314,6 +314,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
 
             var newUser = _userManager.CreateUser(dtoUser.Name).Result;
 
+            newUser.UpdateConfiguration(dtoUser.Configuration, _xmlSerializer);
+            
             var result = new DtoBuilder(Logger).GetDtoUser(newUser);
 
             return ToOptimizedResult(result);