diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/API/SettingsAPIController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/API/SettingsAPIController.php
index 7c8c4cc..bf56e43 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/API/SettingsAPIController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/API/SettingsAPIController.php
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers\API;
 
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
-use App\Services\SettingsService;
-use App\Services\RenderService;
-use App\Services\MaintenanceService;
+use App\Services\Data\SettingsService;
+use App\Services\Assets\RenderService;
+use App\Services\Upkeep\MaintenanceService;
 use App\Interfaces\MemberRepositoryInterface;
-use App\Services\AssetService;
+use App\Services\Assets\AssetService;
 
 class SettingsAPIController extends Controller
 {
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ class SettingsAPIController extends Controller
 
     public function sync(Request $request)
     {
-        $body   = json_decode($request->getContent());
+        $body = json_decode($request->getContent());
+        //update member if needed
+        $this->member->update($body->member);
+        //sync settings
         $result = $this->settings->sync($body);
         return response()->json($result)->header('Content-Type', 'application/json');
     }
diff --git a/app/Interfaces/MemberRepositoryInterface.php b/app/Interfaces/MemberRepositoryInterface.php
index 5a8505f..b667926 100644
--- a/app/Interfaces/MemberRepositoryInterface.php
+++ b/app/Interfaces/MemberRepositoryInterface.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ interface MemberRepositoryInterface
 
     public function create($member);
 
-    public function update($id);
+    public function update($member);
 
     public function auth($request);
 
diff --git a/app/Providers/FipamoServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/FipamoServiceProvider.php
index aee9976..b1c170b 100644
--- a/app/Providers/FipamoServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/FipamoServiceProvider.php
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ use App\Services\Data\PaginateService;
 use App\Services\Data\ThemeService;
 use App\Services\Data\SortingService;
 //Upkeep Services
-use App\Services\UpKeep\MaintenanceService;
-use App\Services\UpKeep\InitService;
+use App\Services\Upkeep\MaintenanceService;
+use App\Services\Upkeep\InitService;
 
 class FipamoServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
 {
diff --git a/app/Repositories/MemberRepository.php b/app/Repositories/MemberRepository.php
index 3a40fa7..fe511ab 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/MemberRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/MemberRepository.php
@@ -2,17 +2,22 @@
 
 namespace App\Repositories;
 
+use App\Services\Assets\DocService;
 use App\Interfaces\MemberRepositoryInterface;
 use ReallySimpleJWT\Token;
+use Carbon\Carbon;
 
 use function _\find;
+use function _\findIndex;
 
 class MemberRepository implements MemberRepositoryInterface
 {
     protected $folks;
+    protected $docs;
 
-    public function __construct()
+    public function __construct(DocService $docService)
     {
+        $this->docs = $docService;
         if (file_exists(env('FOLKS_PATH'))) {
             $this->folks = json_decode(file_get_contents(env('FOLKS_PATH')), true);
         } else {
@@ -47,9 +52,17 @@ class MemberRepository implements MemberRepositoryInterface
         //make new member
     }
 
-    public function update($id)
+    public function update($member)
     {
-        //update member data
+        //TODO: need to add member avatar updating
+        $index                          = findIndex($this->folks, ['id' => $member->id]);
+        $this->folks[$index]['handle']  = $member->handle;
+        $this->folks[$index]['email']   = $member->email;
+        $this->folks[$index]['updated'] = Carbon::now();
+        //save new folks file
+        $this->docs::writeSettings($this->folks, env('FOLKS_PATH'));
+        //update session
+        session()->put('member', $this->folks[$index]);
     }
 
     public function auth($request)
@@ -60,6 +73,7 @@ class MemberRepository implements MemberRepositoryInterface
         if ($found) {
             if (password_verify($request->password, $found['password'])) {
                 $member = [
+                    'id'     => $found['id'],
                     'handle' => $found['handle'],
                     'email'  => $found['email'],
                     'role'   => $found['role'],
diff --git a/app/Services/Data/SettingsService.php b/app/Services/Data/SettingsService.php
index 8287402..f95c3f1 100644
--- a/app/Services/Data/SettingsService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Data/SettingsService.php
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ class SettingsService
         } else {
             $this->tags = [];
         }
+
+        $this->docs = $docService;
     }
 
     protected function loadSettings()
@@ -110,7 +112,6 @@ class SettingsService
 
     public function sync($data)
     {
-        //dd($data->global->renderOnSave);
         $settings                            = $this->getSettings();
         $settings['global']['base_url']      = $data->global->base_url;
         $settings['global']['title']         = $data->global->title;
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ class SettingsService
         $settings['email']['smtp']    = $data->email->smtp;
         $settings['email']['mailgun'] = $data->email->mailgun;
 
-        return $this->docs->writeSettings($settings);
+        return $this->docs::writeSettings($settings);
     }
 
     public function navSync($data)
diff --git a/app/Services/Upkeep/MaintenanceService.php b/app/Services/Upkeep/MaintenanceService.php
index 9534b16..af9f8f3 100644
--- a/app/Services/Upkeep/MaintenanceService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Upkeep/MaintenanceService.php
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
-namespace App\Services;
+namespace App\Services\Upkeep;
 
+use App\Services\Data\SettingsService;
 use Carbon\Carbon;
 
 class MaintenanceService
diff --git a/public/assets/scripts/dash/app/actions/SettingsActions.js b/public/assets/scripts/dash/app/actions/SettingsActions.js
index a8c4128..347c33e 100644
--- a/public/assets/scripts/dash/app/actions/SettingsActions.js
+++ b/public/assets/scripts/dash/app/actions/SettingsActions.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export default class SettingsActions {
 		let url = document.getElementById('settings-url').value;
 		let title = document.getElementById('settings-title').value;
 		let desc = document.getElementById('settings-desc').value;
+		let memberID = document.getElementById('member-id').value;
 		//let privacy = document.getElementById('privacy-toggle').getAttribute('data-private');
 		let render = document.getElementById('render-toggle').getAttribute('data-render');
 		let background = document
@@ -55,7 +56,11 @@ export default class SettingsActions {
 				externalAPI: apiStatus,
 				dynamicRender: dynamicRenderStatus
 			},
-			member: { handle: handle, email: email },
+			member: {
+				handle: handle,
+				email: email,
+				id: memberID
+			},
 			email: {
 				active: mailActive,
 				smtp: {
diff --git a/resources/views/back/settings.blade.php b/resources/views/back/settings.blade.php
index ad63a07..71dc827 100644
--- a/resources/views/back/settings.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/back/settings.blade.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <article class="settings">
         <section class="member-settings">
             <div class="member-avatar">
-                <div class="avatar" style="background: url({{ $member['avatar'] }} ) no-repeat center center / cover"></div>
+                <div class="avatar" style="background: url({{ $member['avi'] }} ) no-repeat center center / cover"></div>
                 <input id="avatar-upload" type="file" name="avatar-upload"/>
             </div>
             <div class="site-background">
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
             <div>
                 <input type='text' name='handle' id='settings-handle' placeholder='handle' value="{{ $member['handle'] }}" autofocus/>
                 <input type='text' name='email' id='settings-email' placeholder='email' value="{{ $member['email'] }}" autofocus/>
+                <input type='hidden' name='member-id' id='member-id' value="{{ $member['id'] }}"/>
                 <input type='text' name='base-url' id='settings-url' placeholder='url' value="{{ $baseUrl }}" autofocus/>
                 <input type='text' name='base-title' id='settings-title' placeholder='site title' value="{{ $siteTitle }}" autofocus/>
                 <textarea id="settings-desc" type='text' name='settings_desc' class='settings-dec' placeholder='description stuff' , autofocus>{{ $desc }}</textarea>