diff --git a/src/routes/profile/+page.server.ts b/src/routes/profile/+page.server.ts
index 9ace73e..947a156 100644
--- a/src/routes/profile/+page.server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/profile/+page.server.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,35 @@ import {User} from '$lib/server/entity/User';
 import {getUserFromSessionID} from '$lib/server/sessionutil';
 
 export const actions = {
+	async update ({request, cookies}) {
+		console.log('asdf');
+		const user = await getUserFromSessionID(cookies.get(Cookie.SESSION_ID));
+		if (!user) {
+			console.log('very bad');
+			// TODO proper error handling for shit like this
+			throw redirect(302, '/');
+		}
+
+		const data = await request.formData();
+		const newName = data.get('name');
+		if (typeof newName !== 'string' || newName == null || !newName.length) {
+			console.log('hmm', newName);
+			return {
+				error: true,
+				message: 'You need to provide a name!',
+			};
+		}
+		// TODO: additional verification, make name unique, etc
+
+		const dataSource = await getDataSource();
+		const usersRepo = await dataSource.getRepository(User);
+		await usersRepo.update(user.id, {name: newName});
+
+		return {
+			success: true,
+			message: 'Updated!',
+		};
+	},
 	async delete ({cookies}) {
 		const user = await getUserFromSessionID(cookies.get(Cookie.SESSION_ID));
 		if (user) {