From c124e20ccc9503631b73973c6066f11ed40c740a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pulipakaa24 <adipu@utexas.edu>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:50:54 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] nullable name fix

---
 components/ProfileSettings.tsx | 3 +--
 server/src/db/schema.sql       | 3 +++
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/components/ProfileSettings.tsx b/components/ProfileSettings.tsx
index c2c09d6..73f86a4 100644
--- a/components/ProfileSettings.tsx
+++ b/components/ProfileSettings.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { useSession, signOut, updateUser } from '../lib/auth-client';
 import { validatePhoneOrEmail } from '../lib/validators';
 
 export function ProfileSettings() {
-  const { data: session, refetch: refetchSession } = useSession();
+  const { data: session } = useSession();
   const [userName, setUserName] = useState('');
   const [savingName, setSavingName] = useState(false);
   const [nameSaved, setNameSaved] = useState(false);
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ export function ProfileSettings() {
       const data = await res.json().catch(() => ({}));
       setNameError(data.error || 'Failed to save name.');
     } else {
-      await refetchSession();
       setNameSaved(true);
       setTimeout(() => setNameSaved(false), 3000);
     }
diff --git a/server/src/db/schema.sql b/server/src/db/schema.sql
index a8b5d2a..d61283e 100644
--- a/server/src/db/schema.sql
+++ b/server/src/db/schema.sql
@@ -125,3 +125,6 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user_profile (
 ALTER TABLE user_profile ALTER COLUMN pi_first_name DROP NOT NULL;
 ALTER TABLE user_profile ALTER COLUMN bldg_code DROP NOT NULL;
 ALTER TABLE user_profile ALTER COLUMN lab DROP NOT NULL;
+
+-- Allow name to be cleared (set to null).
+ALTER TABLE "user" ALTER COLUMN "name" DROP NOT NULL;