diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/account.cc b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/account.cc
index 1f4ba8a7..95507b2d 100644
--- a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/account.cc
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/account.cc
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ long account_calls(CVars in, CVars &out) {
                 res = pgsql_query("SELECT id FROM members_settings WHERE member_id=%lu  AND  pref_id='%s' ", in["member_id"].Long(), in["pref_id"].c_str());
                 if (res != NULL && pgsql_num_rows(res) > 0) {
                      pgsql_exec("UPDATE members_settings SET status=%lu WHERE member_id=%lu  AND  pref_id='%s' ",in["status"].Long(), in["member_id"].Long(), in["pref_id"].c_str());
+                     out["status"] = "completed";
                 }
                 else{
                     CVars xx;
@@ -390,6 +391,7 @@ long account_calls(CVars in, CVars &out) {
                     xx["pref_id"]   = in["pref_id"];   xx["pref_id"].set_valid(true);
                     xx["status"]    = in["status"];    xx["status"].set_valid(true);
                     insert_db_record(DBS_VALID, "members_settings", "members_settings_id_seq", xx);
+                    out["status"] = "completed";
                 }
                 ret = PHP_API_OK;
                break;