diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/mobile.cc b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/mobile.cc
index a1fbf083..1b0fb99b 100644
--- a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/mobile.cc
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/mobile.cc
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ long WrenchUpdateUserProfile(CVars in, CVars &out) {
         REQ_STRING(in, "firstname", 3, 49, "(.*)");
         REQ_STRING(in, "lastname", 3, 49, "(.*)");
         REQ_STRING(in, "email", 5, 150, "(.*)");
-        REQ_STRING(in, "state", 3, 150, "(.*)");
+        REQ_STRING(in, "state",2, 150, "(.*)");
         REQ_STRING(in, "city", 3, 150, "(.*)");
         long member_id = REQ_LONG(in, "member_id", 1, -1);
         REQ_STRING(in, "uid", 3, 150, "(.*)");
@@ -232,8 +232,11 @@ long WrenchUpdateUserProfile(CVars in, CVars &out) {
             x["city"] = in["city"];
             x["city"].set_valid(true);
 
-            x["online_name"] = in["online_name"];
-            x["online_name"].set_valid(true);
+            if ( in["online_name"] != ""){
+                        x["online_name"] = in["online_name"];
+                        x["online_name"].set_valid(true);
+            }
+
 
             x["pref_email"] = in["pref_email"];
             x["pref_email"].set_valid(true);