diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/account_mngt.cc b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/account_mngt.cc
index de10b4d7..5abec64b 100644
--- a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/account_mngt.cc
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/account_mngt.cc
@@ -33,10 +33,14 @@ long WrenchAccountSetPrefrence(CVars in, CVars &out){
                 CVars rec;
                 map_to_cvars(f, rec);
                 pgsql_query("UPDATE members SET account_pref='%s' WHERE id = %lu AND uid::text = '%s'", in["user_pref"].c_str() ,in["member_id"].Long(), rec["uid"].c_str());
+
+             	if ( load_db_record( out, "SELECT id,uid,account_pref FROM members WHERE id  = %lu  AND uid::text = '%s' ", ,in["member_id"].Long(), rec["uid"].c_str() )){
+                        ret = PHP_API_OK;
+                        out["status"] = "OK";
+                        out["status_msg"] = "members_pref_updated";
+             	}
         }
 
-        ret = PHP_API_OK;
-        out["status"] = "OK";
     } catch (bad_parameter) {
         logfmt(logINFO, "ERROR CALL long WrenchAccountSetPrefrence(CVars in, CVars &out)");
     }