diff --git a/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/Interfaces/User.cs b/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/Interfaces/User.cs
index 0b74df6..96e2a0e 100644
--- a/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/Interfaces/User.cs
+++ b/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/Interfaces/User.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ namespace Interfaces
         public User()
         {
             AssociatedIdentifiers = new List<Identifier>();
+            FirstName = "";
+            LastName = "";
         }
         public int UserId { get; set; }
         public string FirstName { get; set; }
diff --git a/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/SQLiteRepository/SQLiteRepository.cs b/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/SQLiteRepository/SQLiteRepository.cs
index 3ce17fb..68fadbf 100644
--- a/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/SQLiteRepository/SQLiteRepository.cs
+++ b/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/SQLiteRepository/SQLiteRepository.cs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ namespace SQLiteRepository
         //TODO: add method which returns userId? maybe as ref?
         public OperationResponse UpdateUser(User user)
         {
-            if(user.UserId <=0) return OperationResponse.FAILED;
+            //if(user.UserId <=0) return OperationResponse.FAILED;
 
             var ret = OperationResponse.NONE;
             var cardIds = new List<int>();