diff --git a/Server/db/MongoDB.js b/Server/db/MongoDB.js
index da9bf6cba..1dc26ce2c 100644
--- a/Server/db/MongoDB.js
+++ b/Server/db/MongoDB.js
@@ -88,9 +88,16 @@ const getUserByEmail = async (req, res) => {
 
 const updateUser = async (req, res) => {
   const candidateUserId = req.params.userId;
-  const candidateUser = req.body;
 
   try {
+    const candidateUser = { ...req.body };
+    if (req.file) {
+      candidateUser.profileImage = {
+        data: req.file.buffer,
+        contentType: req.file.mimetype,
+      };
+    }
+
     const updatedUser = await UserModel.findByIdAndUpdate(
       candidateUserId,
       candidateUser,
diff --git a/Server/routes/authRoute.js b/Server/routes/authRoute.js
index f9142a395..775768c7e 100644
--- a/Server/routes/authRoute.js
+++ b/Server/routes/authRoute.js
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ const {
 //Auth routes
 router.post("/register", upload.single("profileImage"), registerController);
 router.post("/login", loginController);
-router.post("/user/:userId", verifyJWT, userEditController);
+router.post(
+  "/user/:userId",
+  upload.single("profileImage"),
+  verifyJWT,
+  userEditController
+);
 router.get("/users/admin", checkAdminController);
 
 //Recovery routes
diff --git a/Server/validation/joi.js b/Server/validation/joi.js
index 404e71357..264aa2e1e 100644
--- a/Server/validation/joi.js
+++ b/Server/validation/joi.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const editUserParamValidation = joi.object({
 const editUserBodyValidation = joi.object({
   firstname: joi.string(),
   lastname: joi.string(),
-  profilePicUrl: joi.string(),
+  profileImage: joi.any(),
   role: joi.string(),
 });