diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.model.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.model.ts
index da83a99c5..d06319358 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.model.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.model.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-import { ObjectType, ID, Field, InputType } from '@nestjs/graphql';
+import {
+  ObjectType,
+  ID,
+  Field,
+  InputType,
+  registerEnumType,
+} from '@nestjs/graphql';
 
 @ObjectType()
 export class User {
@@ -38,33 +44,11 @@ export class User {
   currentGQLSession?: string;
 }
 
-@InputType()
-export class UpdateUserInput {
-  @Field({
-    nullable: true,
-    name: 'displayName',
-    description: 'Displayed name of the user (if given)',
-  })
-  displayName?: string;
-
-  @Field({
-    nullable: true,
-    name: 'photoURL',
-    description: 'URL to the profile photo of the user (if given)',
-  })
-  photoURL?: string;
-
-  @Field({
-    nullable: true,
-    name: 'currentRESTSession',
-    description: 'JSON string of the saved REST session',
-  })
-  currentRESTSession?: string;
-
-  @Field({
-    nullable: true,
-    name: 'currentGQLSession',
-    description: 'JSON string of the saved GQL session',
-  })
-  currentGQLSession?: string;
+export enum SessionType {
+  REST = 'REST',
+  GQL = 'GQL',
 }
+
+registerEnumType(SessionType, {
+  name: 'SessionType',
+});
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.resolver.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.resolver.ts
index 0120a499f..a5e288934 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.resolver.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.resolver.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Resolver, Query, Mutation, Args, Subscription } from '@nestjs/graphql';
-import { UpdateUserInput, User } from './user.model';
+import { SessionType, User } from './user.model';
 import { UseGuards } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { GqlAuthGuard } from '../guards/gql-auth.guard';
 import { GqlUser } from '../decorators/gql-user.decorator';
@@ -38,14 +38,27 @@ export class UserResolver {
   /* Mutations */
 
   @Mutation(() => User, {
-    description: 'Update user information',
+    description: 'Update user sessions',
   })
   @UseGuards(GqlAuthGuard)
-  async updateUser(
+  async updateUserSessions(
     @GqlUser() user: User,
-    @Args('args') args: UpdateUserInput,
+    @Args({
+      name: 'currentSession',
+      description: 'JSON string of the saved REST/GQL session',
+    })
+    currentSession: string,
+    @Args({
+      name: 'sessionType',
+      description: 'Type of the session',
+    })
+    sessionType: SessionType,
   ): Promise<User> {
-    const updatedUser = await this.userService.updateUser(user, args);
+    const updatedUser = await this.userService.updateUserSessions(
+      user,
+      currentSession,
+      sessionType,
+    );
     if (E.isLeft(updatedUser)) throwErr(updatedUser.left);
     return updatedUser.right;
   }
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.service.spec.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.service.spec.ts
index b9d4849ba..4561a6f61 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.service.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.service.spec.ts
@@ -25,77 +25,78 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 });
 
 describe('UserService', () => {
-  describe('updateUser', () => {
-    test('Should resolve and update user both GQL and REST session', async () => {
+  describe('updateUserSessions', () => {
+    test('Should resolve right and update users GQL session', async () => {
+      const sessionData = user.currentGQLSession;
       mockPrisma.user.update.mockResolvedValue({
         ...user,
-        currentGQLSession: JSON.parse(user.currentGQLSession),
-        currentRESTSession: JSON.parse(user.currentRESTSession),
+        currentGQLSession: JSON.parse(sessionData),
+        currentRESTSession: null,
       });
 
-      const result = await userService.updateUser(user, {
-        currentGQLSession: user.currentGQLSession,
-        currentRESTSession: user.currentRESTSession,
-      });
-
-      expect(result).toEqualRight(user);
-    });
-    test('Should resolve and update user only with GQL session', async () => {
-      mockPrisma.user.update.mockResolvedValue({
-        ...user,
-        currentGQLSession: JSON.parse(user.currentGQLSession),
-        currentRESTSession: undefined,
-      });
-
-      const result = await userService.updateUser(user, {
-        currentGQLSession: user.currentGQLSession,
-      });
-
-      expect(result).toEqualRight({ ...user, currentRESTSession: null });
-    });
-    test('Should reject update user for invalid GQL session', async () => {
-      const newGqlSession = null;
-      mockPrisma.user.update.mockResolvedValue({
-        ...user,
-        currentGQLSession: newGqlSession,
-        currentRESTSession: undefined,
-      });
-
-      const result = await userService.updateUser(user, {
-        currentGQLSession: newGqlSession,
-      });
+      const result = await userService.updateUserSessions(
+        user,
+        sessionData,
+        'GQL',
+      );
 
       expect(result).toEqualRight({
         ...user,
-        currentGQLSession: newGqlSession,
+        currentGQLSession: sessionData,
         currentRESTSession: null,
       });
     });
-    test('Should reject update user for invalid GQL session', async () => {
-      const newGqlSession = 'invalid json';
+    test('Should resolve right and update users REST session', async () => {
+      const sessionData = user.currentGQLSession;
       mockPrisma.user.update.mockResolvedValue({
         ...user,
-        currentGQLSession: newGqlSession,
-        currentRESTSession: undefined,
+        currentGQLSession: null,
+        currentRESTSession: JSON.parse(sessionData),
       });
 
-      const result = await userService.updateUser(user, {
-        currentGQLSession: newGqlSession,
+      const result = await userService.updateUserSessions(
+        user,
+        sessionData,
+        'REST',
+      );
+
+      expect(result).toEqualRight({
+        ...user,
+        currentGQLSession: null,
+        currentRESTSession: sessionData,
       });
+    });
+    test('Should reject left and update user for invalid GQL session', async () => {
+      const sessionData = 'invalid json';
+
+      const result = await userService.updateUserSessions(
+        user,
+        sessionData,
+        'GQL',
+      );
 
       expect(result).toEqualLeft(JSON_INVALID);
     });
-    test('Should publish pubsub message on user update', async () => {
+    test('Should reject left and update user for invalid REST session', async () => {
+      const sessionData = 'invalid json';
+
+      const result = await userService.updateUserSessions(
+        user,
+        sessionData,
+        'REST',
+      );
+
+      expect(result).toEqualLeft(JSON_INVALID);
+    });
+
+    test('Should publish pubsub message on user update sessions', async () => {
       mockPrisma.user.update.mockResolvedValue({
         ...user,
         currentGQLSession: JSON.parse(user.currentGQLSession),
         currentRESTSession: JSON.parse(user.currentRESTSession),
       });
 
-      await userService.updateUser(user, {
-        currentGQLSession: user.currentGQLSession,
-        currentRESTSession: user.currentRESTSession,
-      });
+      await userService.updateUserSessions(user, user.currentGQLSession, 'GQL');
 
       expect(mockPubSub.publish).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
       expect(mockPubSub.publish).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.service.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.service.ts
index a2ad712b4..9b0d6be1c 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.service.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.service.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { PrismaService } from '../prisma/prisma.service';
-import { UpdateUserInput, User } from './user.model';
-import { User as DbUser, Prisma } from '@prisma/client';
+import { SessionType, User } from './user.model';
 import * as E from 'fp-ts/lib/Either';
 import { USER_UPDATE_FAILED } from 'src/errors';
 import { PubSubService } from 'src/pubsub/pubsub.service';
@@ -15,37 +14,36 @@ export class UserService {
   ) {}
 
   /**
-   * Update a user's information
+   * Update a user's sessions
    * @param user User object
-   * @param updateData Properties to update
+   * @param currentRESTSession user's current REST session
+   * @param currentGQLSession user's current GQL session
    * @returns a Either of User or error
    */
-  async updateUser(
+  async updateUserSessions(
     user: User,
-    updateData: UpdateUserInput,
-  ): Promise<E.Either<string, User>> {
-    let { currentGQLSession, currentRESTSession, ...rest } = updateData;
-    let updateUserObj: Partial<DbUser> = rest;
+    currentSession: string,
+    sessionType: string,
+  ): Promise<E.Right<User> | E.Left<string>> {
+    const validatedSession = await this.validateSession(currentSession);
+    if (E.isLeft(validatedSession)) return E.left(validatedSession.left);
 
-    // Convert stringified JSON to JSON
-    if (updateData?.currentGQLSession !== undefined) {
-      const jsonGql = stringToJson(updateData.currentGQLSession);
-      if (E.isLeft<string>(jsonGql)) return jsonGql;
-
-      updateUserObj.currentGQLSession = jsonGql?.right ?? Prisma.DbNull;
-    }
-    if (updateData?.currentRESTSession !== undefined) {
-      const jsonRest = stringToJson(updateData.currentRESTSession);
-      if (E.isLeft<string>(jsonRest)) return jsonRest;
-
-      updateUserObj.currentRESTSession = jsonRest?.right ?? Prisma.DbNull;
-    }
-
-    // Update user
     try {
+      const sessionObj = {};
+      switch (sessionType) {
+        case SessionType.GQL:
+          sessionObj['currentGQLSession'] = validatedSession.right;
+          break;
+        case SessionType.REST:
+          sessionObj['currentRESTSession'] = validatedSession.right;
+          break;
+        default:
+          return E.left(USER_UPDATE_FAILED);
+      }
+
       const dbUpdatedUser = await this.prisma.user.update({
         where: { uid: user.uid },
-        data: updateUserObj,
+        data: sessionObj,
       });
 
       const updatedUser: User = {
@@ -66,4 +64,16 @@ export class UserService {
       return E.left(USER_UPDATE_FAILED);
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Validate and parse currentRESTSession and currentGQLSession
+   * @param sessionData string of the session
+   * @returns a Either of JSON object or error
+   */
+  async validateSession(sessionData: string) {
+    const jsonSession = stringToJson(sessionData);
+    if (E.isLeft(jsonSession)) return E.left(jsonSession.left);
+
+    return E.right(jsonSession.right);
+  }
 }