diff --git a/app/services/user_updater.rb b/app/services/user_updater.rb
index e7136f74e..747ce7d15 100644
--- a/app/services/user_updater.rb
+++ b/app/services/user_updater.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class UserUpdater
 
   def update(attributes = {})
     user_profile = user.user_profile
-    user_profile.location = attributes[:location]
+    user_profile.location = attributes.fetch(:location) { user_profile.location }
     user_profile.dismissed_banner_key = attributes[:dismissed_banner_key] if attributes[:dismissed_banner_key].present?
     user_profile.website = format_url(attributes.fetch(:website) { user_profile.website })
     user_profile.bio_raw = attributes.fetch(:bio_raw) { user_profile.bio_raw }