diff --git a/ui/spec/admin/reducers/adminSpec.js b/ui/spec/admin/reducers/adminSpec.js
index 42b374a88b..c527ebe89e 100644
--- a/ui/spec/admin/reducers/adminSpec.js
+++ b/ui/spec/admin/reducers/adminSpec.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import reducer from 'src/admin/reducers/admin'
 
 import {
   addUser,
-  createUserSuccess,
+  syncUser,
   editUser,
   loadRoles,
   loadPermissions,
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ describe('Admin.Reducers', () => {
     expect(actual.users).to.deep.equal(expected.users)
   })
 
-  it('it can confirm a created user', () => {
-    const addedUser = {
+  it('it can sync a stale user', () => {
+    const staleUser = {
       name: 'acidburn',
       password: 'pass1',
       roles: [],
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ describe('Admin.Reducers', () => {
       links: {self: ''},
       isNew: true,
     }
-    state = {users: [u2, addedUser]}
+    state = {users: [u2, staleUser]}
 
-    const actual = reducer(state, createUserSuccess(addedUser, u1))
+    const actual = reducer(state, syncUser(staleUser, u1))
     const expected = {
       users: [u2, u1],
     }
diff --git a/ui/src/admin/actions/index.js b/ui/src/admin/actions/index.js
index 39295c69d8..a662ca8acd 100644
--- a/ui/src/admin/actions/index.js
+++ b/ui/src/admin/actions/index.js
@@ -43,19 +43,19 @@ export const addRole = () => ({
   type: 'ADD_ROLE',
 })
 
-export const createUserSuccess = (user, createdUser) => ({
-  type: 'CREATE_USER_SUCCESS',
+export const syncUser = (staleUser, syncedUser) => ({
+  type: 'SYNC_USER',
   payload: {
-    user,
-    createdUser,
+    staleUser,
+    syncedUser,
   },
 })
 
-export const createRoleSuccess = (role, createdRole) => ({
-  type: 'CREATE_ROLE_SUCCESS',
+export const syncRole = (staleRole, syncedRole) => ({
+  type: 'SYNC_ROLE',
   payload: {
-    role,
-    createdRole,
+    staleRole,
+    syncedRole,
   },
 })
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export const createUserAsync = (url, user) => async (dispatch) => {
   try {
     const {data} = await createUserAJAX(url, user)
     dispatch(publishNotification('success', 'User created successfully'))
-    dispatch(createUserSuccess(user, data))
+    dispatch(syncUser(user, data))
   } catch (error) {
     // undo optimistic update
     dispatch(publishNotification('error', `Failed to create user: ${error.data.message}`))
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export const createRoleAsync = (url, role) => async (dispatch) => {
   try {
     const {data} = await createRoleAJAX(url, role)
     dispatch(publishNotification('success', 'Role created successfully'))
-    dispatch(createRoleSuccess(role, data))
+    dispatch(syncRole(role, data))
   } catch (error) {
     // undo optimistic update
     dispatch(publishNotification('error', `Failed to create role: ${error.data.message}`))
@@ -191,8 +191,9 @@ export const deleteUserAsync = (user, addFlashMessage) => (dispatch) => {
 
 export const updateRoleUsersAsync = (role, users) => async (dispatch) => {
   try {
-    await updateRoleAJAX(role.links.self, users, role.permissions)
+    const {data} = await updateRoleAJAX(role.links.self, users, role.permissions)
     dispatch(publishNotification('success', 'Role users updated'))
+    dispatch(syncRole(role, data))
   } catch (error) {
     dispatch(publishNotification('error', `Failed to update role: ${error.data.message}`))
   }
@@ -200,8 +201,9 @@ export const updateRoleUsersAsync = (role, users) => async (dispatch) => {
 
 export const updateRolePermissionsAsync = (role, permissions) => async (dispatch) => {
   try {
-    await updateRoleAJAX(role.links.self, role.users, permissions)
+    const {data} = await updateRoleAJAX(role.links.self, role.users, permissions)
     dispatch(publishNotification('success', 'Role permissions updated'))
+    dispatch(syncRole(role, data))
   } catch (error) {
     dispatch(publishNotification('error', `Failed to updated role:  ${error.data.message}`))
   }
@@ -209,8 +211,9 @@ export const updateRolePermissionsAsync = (role, permissions) => async (dispatch
 
 export const updateUserPermissionsAsync = (user, permissions) => async (dispatch) => {
   try {
-    await updateUserAJAX(user.links.self, user.roles, permissions)
+    const {data} = await updateUserAJAX(user.links.self, user.roles, permissions)
     dispatch(publishNotification('success', 'User permissions updated'))
+    dispatch(syncUser(user, data))
   } catch (error) {
     dispatch(publishNotification('error', `Failed to updated user:  ${error.data.message}`))
   }
@@ -218,8 +221,9 @@ export const updateUserPermissionsAsync = (user, permissions) => async (dispatch
 
 export const updateUserRolesAsync = (user, roles) => async (dispatch) => {
   try {
-    await updateUserAJAX(user.links.self, roles, user.permissions)
+    const {data} = await updateUserAJAX(user.links.self, roles, user.permissions)
     dispatch(publishNotification('success', 'User roles updated'))
+    dispatch(syncUser(user, data))
   } catch (error) {
     dispatch(publishNotification('error', `Failed to updated user:  ${error.data.message}`))
   }
diff --git a/ui/src/admin/apis/index.js b/ui/src/admin/apis/index.js
index 09517f8371..8077b940f0 100644
--- a/ui/src/admin/apis/index.js
+++ b/ui/src/admin/apis/index.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export const deleteUser = async (url, addFlashMessage, username) => {
 
 export const updateRole = async (url, users, permissions) => {
   try {
-    await AJAX({
+    return await AJAX({
       method: 'PATCH',
       url,
       data: {
@@ -109,12 +109,13 @@ export const updateRole = async (url, users, permissions) => {
     })
   } catch (error) {
     console.error(error)
+    throw error
   }
 }
 
 export const updateUser = async (url, roles, permissions) => {
   try {
-    await AJAX({
+    return await AJAX({
       method: 'PATCH',
       url,
       data: {
@@ -124,5 +125,6 @@ export const updateUser = async (url, roles, permissions) => {
     })
   } catch (error) {
     console.error(error)
+    throw error
   }
 }
diff --git a/ui/src/admin/reducers/admin.js b/ui/src/admin/reducers/admin.js
index 7b0d20b9fd..a2717a68ff 100644
--- a/ui/src/admin/reducers/admin.js
+++ b/ui/src/admin/reducers/admin.js
@@ -60,18 +60,18 @@ export default function admin(state = initialState, action) {
       }
     }
 
-    case 'CREATE_USER_SUCCESS': {
-      const {user, createdUser} = action.payload
+    case 'SYNC_USER': {
+      const {staleUser, syncedUser} = action.payload
       const newState = {
-        users: state.users.map(u => u.links.self === user.links.self ? {...createdUser} : u),
+        users: state.users.map(u => u.links.self === staleUser.links.self ? {...syncedUser} : u),
       }
       return {...state, ...newState}
     }
 
-    case 'CREATE_ROLE_SUCCESS': {
-      const {role, createdRole} = action.payload
+    case 'SYNC_ROLE': {
+      const {staleRole, syncedRole} = action.payload
       const newState = {
-        roles: state.roles.map(r => r.links.self === role.links.self ? {...createdRole} : r),
+        roles: state.roles.map(r => r.links.self === staleRole.links.self ? {...syncedRole} : r),
       }
       return {...state, ...newState}
     }