diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_application_controller_generic.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_application_controller_generic.coffee
index 50ccc6cd8..a6ffdcbbd 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_application_controller_generic.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_application_controller_generic.coffee
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class App.ControllerGenericNew extends App.ControllerModal
   headPrefix: 'New'
 
   content: =>
-    @head = @pageData.object
+    @head = @pageData.head || @pageData.object
     @controller = new App.ControllerForm(
       model:     App[ @genericObject ]
       params:    @item
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class App.ControllerGenericEdit extends App.ControllerModal
 
   content: =>
     @item = App[ @genericObject ].find( @id )
-    @head = @pageData.object
+    @head = @pageData.head || @pageData.object
 
     @controller = new App.ControllerForm(
       model:      App[ @genericObject ]
@@ -1116,9 +1116,8 @@ class App.ObserverController extends App.Controller
         if active
           currentAttributes[key] = object[key]
     if @observeNot
-      attributes = object.attributes()
-      for key, value of attributes
-        if !@observeNot[key]
+      for key, value of object
+        if !@observeNot[key] && !_.isFunction(value)
           currentAttributes[key] = value
 
     if !@lastAttributres
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/avatar.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/avatar.coffee
index 8ef120488..5111a4ed9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/avatar.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/avatar.coffee
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ class App.WidgetAvatar extends App.ObserverController
     firstname: true
     lastname: true
     email: true
+    image: true
 
   render: (user) =>
     @html(user.avatar @size, @position, undefined, false, false, @type)
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/organization.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/organization.coffee
index e53627f10..64e63a44b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/organization.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/organization.coffee
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class App.WidgetOrganization extends App.Controller
     super
 
     # subscribe and reload data / fetch new data if triggered
-    @subscribeId = App.Organization.full( @organization_id, @render, false, true )
+    @subscribeId = App.Organization.full(@organization_id, @render, false, true)
 
   release: =>
     App.Organization.unsubscribe(@subscribeId)
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ class App.WidgetOrganization extends App.Controller
   update: (e) =>
     name  = $(e.target).attr('data-name')
     value = $(e.target).html()
-    org   = App.Organization.find( @organization_id )
+    org   = App.Organization.find(@organization_id)
     if org[name] isnt value
       data = {}
       data[name] = value
-      org.updateAttributes( data )
+      org.updateAttributes(data)
       @log 'notice', 'update', name, value, org
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/user.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/user.coffee
index 6db505124..b065d083e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/user.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/user.coffee
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class App.WidgetUser extends App.Controller
     super
 
     # subscribe and reload data / fetch new data if triggered
-    @subscribeId = App.User.full( @user_id, @render, false, true )
+    @subscribeId = App.User.full(@user_id, @render, false, true)
 
   release: =>
     App.User.unsubscribe(@subscribeId)
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ class App.WidgetUser extends App.Controller
   update: (e) =>
     name  = $(e.target).attr('data-name')
     value = $(e.target).html()
-    user  = App.User.find( @user_id )
+    user  = App.User.find(@user_id)
     if user[name] isnt value
       data = {}
       data[name] = value
-      user.updateAttributes( data )
+      user.updateAttributes(data)
       @log 'notice', 'update', name, value, user
diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index 147696499..a2fb6c755 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -733,7 +733,8 @@ curl http://localhost/api/v1/users/avatar -v -u #{login}:#{password} -H "Content
     )
 
     # update user link
-    current_user.update_attributes(image: avatar.store_hash)
+    user = User.find(current_user.id)
+    user.update_attributes(image: avatar.store_hash)
 
     render json: { avatar: avatar }, status: :ok
   end
@@ -751,7 +752,8 @@ curl http://localhost/api/v1/users/avatar -v -u #{login}:#{password} -H "Content
     avatar = Avatar.set_default('User', current_user.id, params[:id])
 
     # update user link
-    current_user.update_attributes(image: avatar.store_hash)
+    user = User.find(current_user.id)
+    user.update_attributes(image: avatar.store_hash)
 
     render json: {}, status: :ok
   end
@@ -770,7 +772,8 @@ curl http://localhost/api/v1/users/avatar -v -u #{login}:#{password} -H "Content
 
     # update user link
     avatar = Avatar.get_default('User', current_user.id)
-    current_user.update_attributes(image: avatar.store_hash)
+    user = User.find(current_user.id)
+    user.update_attributes(image: avatar.store_hash)
 
     render json: {}, status: :ok
   end