diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/users/users.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/users/users.controller.js
index 67b4faf236..881c4931ff 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/users/users.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/users/users.controller.js
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@
                         vm.page.createButtonState = "success";
                         vm.newUser = saved;
                         setUsersViewState('createUserSuccess');
+                        getUsers();
                     }, function (err) {
                         formHelper.handleError(err);
                         vm.page.createButtonState = "error";
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/DataTypeValidateAttribute.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/DataTypeValidateAttribute.cs
index b15113fb66..ec7089d25d 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/DataTypeValidateAttribute.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/DataTypeValidateAttribute.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
             var dataType = (DataTypeSave)actionContext.ActionArguments["dataType"];
 
             dataType.Name = dataType.Name.CleanForXss('[', ']', '(', ')', ':');
-            dataType.Alias = dataType.Alias.CleanForXss('[', ']', '(', ')', ':');
+            dataType.Alias = dataType.Alias == null ? dataType.Name : dataType.Alias.CleanForXss('[', ']', '(', ')', ':');
 
             //Validate that the property editor exists
             var propertyEditor = PropertyEditorResolver.Current.GetByAlias(dataType.SelectedEditor);