diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/MemberRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/MemberRepository.cs
index 99e38b5b77..71f7e0b968 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/MemberRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/MemberRepository.cs
@@ -318,7 +318,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
             Database.Update(dto.ContentVersionDto);
             
             //Updates the cmsMember entry if it has changed
+            
+            //NOTE: these cols are the REAL column names in the db
             var changedCols = new List<string>();
+
             if (dirtyEntity.IsPropertyDirty("Email"))
             {
                 changedCols.Add("Email");
@@ -330,7 +333,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
             // DO NOT update the password if it is null or empty
             if (dirtyEntity.IsPropertyDirty("RawPasswordValue") && entity.RawPasswordValue.IsNullOrWhiteSpace() == false)
             {
-                changedCols.Add("RawPasswordValue");
+                changedCols.Add("Password");
             }
             //only update the changed cols
             if (changedCols.Count > 0)
diff --git a/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/member/Member.cs b/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/member/Member.cs
index f862bad66f..f4be10a842 100644
--- a/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/member/Member.cs
+++ b/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/member/Member.cs
@@ -235,8 +235,7 @@ namespace umbraco.cms.businesslogic.member
                 throw new Exception(string.Format("Duplicate User name! A member with the user name {0} already exists", loginName));
 
             var model = ApplicationContext.Current.Services.MemberService.CreateMemberWithIdentity(
-                loginName, Email.ToLower(), mbt.MemberTypeItem);
-            model.Name = Name;
+                loginName, Email.ToLower(), Name, mbt.MemberTypeItem);
 
             //The content object will only have the 'WasCancelled' flag set to 'True' if the 'Saving' event has been cancelled, so we return null.
             if (((Entity)model).WasCancelled)