diff --git a/routes/accounts.js b/routes/accounts.js
index 336c2c0..f43df32 100644
--- a/routes/accounts.js
+++ b/routes/accounts.js
@@ -233,7 +233,11 @@ function accountRoutes (server, options, next) {
         })
 
       .then(function (json) {
-        reply(json).code(201)
+        if (profile) {
+          reply(json).code(201)
+        } else {
+          reply(json).code(204)
+        }
       })
 
       .catch(function (error) {
diff --git a/tests/integration/routes/accounts/patch-accounts-test.js b/tests/integration/routes/accounts/patch-accounts-test.js
index 273a251..299263e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/routes/accounts/patch-accounts-test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/routes/accounts/patch-accounts-test.js
@@ -168,9 +168,8 @@ getServer(function (error, server) {
 
       server.inject(routeOptions, function (response) {
         t.is(couchdb.pendingMocks()[0], undefined, 'all mocks satisfied')
-        delete response.result.meta
-        t.is(response.statusCode, 201, 'returns 201 status')
-        t.is(response.result.data.attributes.username, 'pat-doe', 'returns the right content')
+        t.is(response.statusCode, 204, 'returns 204 status')
+        t.is(response.result, null, 'returns no content')
         t.end()
       })
     })