diff --git a/modules/profile/profile.module b/modules/profile/profile.module
index 1a95e221b72..c486dda05a5 100644
--- a/modules/profile/profile.module
+++ b/modules/profile/profile.module
@@ -175,8 +175,9 @@ function profile_user($type, &$edit, &$user, $category = NULL) {
     case 'register':
       return profile_form_profile($edit, $user, $category, TRUE);
     case 'update':
+    return profile_save_profile($edit, $user, $category);
     case 'insert':
-      return profile_save_profile($edit, $user, $category);
+      return profile_save_profile($edit, $user, $category, TRUE);
     case 'view':
       return profile_view_profile($user);
     case 'form':
@@ -538,8 +539,8 @@ function profile_load_profile(&$user) {
   }
 }
 
-function profile_save_profile(&$edit, &$user, $category) {
-  $result = _profile_get_fields($category);
+function profile_save_profile(&$edit, &$user, $category, $register = FALSE) {
+  $result = _profile_get_fields($category, $register);
   while ($field = db_fetch_object($result)) {
     if (_profile_field_serialize($field->type)) {
        $edit[$field->name] = serialize($edit[$field->name]);