diff --git a/src/umbraco.providers/members/MembersMembershipProvider.cs b/src/umbraco.providers/members/MembersMembershipProvider.cs
index bab5a4b505..0572613d78 100644
--- a/src/umbraco.providers/members/MembersMembershipProvider.cs
+++ b/src/umbraco.providers/members/MembersMembershipProvider.cs
@@ -820,6 +820,7 @@ namespace umbraco.providers.members
                     {
                         UpdateMemberProperty(updateMemberDataObject, m_LockPropertyTypeAlias, true);
                     }
+                    updateMemberDataObject.Save();
                 }
 
             }