diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/prisma/schema.prisma b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/prisma/schema.prisma
index 255781ec4..37247d244 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ model User {
   displayName        String?
   email              String?
   photoURL           String?
-  currentRESTSession String?
-  currentGQLSession  String?
+  currentRESTSession Json?
+  currentGQLSession  Json?
   UserEnvironments   UserEnvironment[]
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/errors.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/errors.ts
index a03e437c2..fe2d6dd45 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/errors.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/errors.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ export const USER_FB_DOCUMENT_DELETION_FAILED =
  */
 export const USER_NOT_FOUND = 'user/not_found' as const;
 
+/**
+ * User update failure
+ * (UserService)
+ */
+export const USER_UPDATE_FAILED = 'user/update_failed' as const;
+
 /**
  * User deletion failure
  * (UserService)
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/pubsub/topicsDefs.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/pubsub/topicsDefs.ts
index d7bfa10d0..4d0cd959e 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/pubsub/topicsDefs.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/pubsub/topicsDefs.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ export type TopicDef = {
   [
     topic: `user_environment/${string}/${'created' | 'updated' | 'deleted'}`
   ]: UserEnvironment;
-  [
-    topic: `user/${string}/${'created' | 'updated' | 'deleted'}`
-  ]: User;
+  [topic: `user/${string}/${'updated'}`]: User;
   [topic: `user_environment/${string}/deleted_many`]: number;
 };
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/dtos/update-user-input.dto.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/dtos/update-user-input.dto.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b5fd7d0a6..000000000
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/dtos/update-user-input.dto.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-import { Field, InputType } from '@nestjs/graphql';
-
-@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;
-}
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.model.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.model.ts
index 6db48b3e1..da83a99c5 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.model.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.model.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ObjectType, ID, Field } from '@nestjs/graphql';
+import { ObjectType, ID, Field, InputType } from '@nestjs/graphql';
 
 @ObjectType()
 export class User {
@@ -37,3 +37,34 @@ 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;
+}
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.resolver.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.resolver.ts
index 99475d0d5..3d2abd9dc 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.resolver.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.resolver.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import { Resolver, Query, Mutation, Args, Subscription } from '@nestjs/graphql';
-import { User } from './user.model';
+import { UpdateUserInput, User } from './user.model';
 import { UseGuards } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { GqlAuthGuard } from '../guards/gql-auth.guard';
 import { GqlUser } from '../decorators/gql-user.decorator';
 import { UserService } from './user.service';
 import { throwErr } from 'src/utils';
 import * as E from 'fp-ts/lib/Either';
-import { UpdateUserInput } from './dtos/update-user-input.dto';
 import { PubSubService } from 'src/pubsub/pubsub.service';
 
 @Resolver(() => User)
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ export class UserResolver {
     resolve: (value) => value,
   })
   @UseGuards(GqlAuthGuard)
-  userSettingsUpdated(@GqlUser() user: User) {
+  userUpdated(@GqlUser() user: User) {
     return this.pubsub.asyncIterator(`user/${user.uid}/updated`);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.service.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.service.ts
index cdb1f64e2..a2ad712b4 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.service.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.service.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { PrismaService } from '../prisma/prisma.service';
-import { User } from './user.model';
+import { UpdateUserInput, User } from './user.model';
+import { User as DbUser, Prisma } from '@prisma/client';
 import * as E from 'fp-ts/lib/Either';
-import { USER_NOT_FOUND } from 'src/errors';
-import { UpdateUserInput } from './dtos/update-user-input.dto';
+import { USER_UPDATE_FAILED } from 'src/errors';
 import { PubSubService } from 'src/pubsub/pubsub.service';
+import { stringToJson } from 'src/utils';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class UserService {
@@ -16,22 +17,53 @@ export class UserService {
   /**
    * Update a user's information
    * @param user User object
-   * @param updateUserData Properties to update
+   * @param updateData Properties to update
    * @returns a Either of User or error
    */
-  async updateUser(user: User, updateUserData: UpdateUserInput) {
+  async updateUser(
+    user: User,
+    updateData: UpdateUserInput,
+  ): Promise<E.Either<string, User>> {
+    let { currentGQLSession, currentRESTSession, ...rest } = updateData;
+    let updateUserObj: Partial<DbUser> = rest;
+
+    // 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 updatedUser = await this.prisma.user.update({
+      const dbUpdatedUser = await this.prisma.user.update({
         where: { uid: user.uid },
-        data: updateUserData,
+        data: updateUserObj,
       });
 
+      const updatedUser: User = {
+        ...dbUpdatedUser,
+        currentGQLSession: dbUpdatedUser.currentGQLSession
+          ? JSON.stringify(dbUpdatedUser.currentGQLSession)
+          : null,
+        currentRESTSession: dbUpdatedUser.currentRESTSession
+          ? JSON.stringify(dbUpdatedUser.currentRESTSession)
+          : null,
+      };
+
       // Publish subscription for user updates
-      await this.pubsub.publish(`user/${user.uid}/updated`, updatedUser);
+      await this.pubsub.publish(`user/${updatedUser.uid}/updated`, updatedUser);
 
       return E.right(updatedUser);
     } catch (e) {
-      return E.left(USER_NOT_FOUND);
+      return E.left(USER_UPDATE_FAILED);
     }
   }
 }