diff --git a/src/online/online_player_profile.cpp b/src/online/online_player_profile.cpp
index 611844d66..2a48ad42f 100644
--- a/src/online/online_player_profile.cpp
+++ b/src/online/online_player_profile.cpp
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ namespace Online
             int userid_fetched      = input->get("userid", &userid);
             setLastOnlineName(username);
 
-            m_profile = new OnlineProfile(userid, username, true);
+            OnlineProfile* profile = new OnlineProfile(userid, username, true);
             assert(token_fetched && username_fetched && userid_fetched);
             m_online_state = OS_SIGNED_IN;
             if(rememberPassword())
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ namespace Online
                 saveSession(getOnlineId(), getToken());
             }
 
-            ProfileManager::get()->addPersistent(m_profile);
+            m_profile = ProfileManager::get()->addPersistent(profile);
             std::string achieved_string("");
 
             // Even if no achievements were sent, we have to call sync
diff --git a/src/online/profile_manager.cpp b/src/online/profile_manager.cpp
index 156c6a54f..07583ba1f 100644
--- a/src/online/profile_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/online/profile_manager.cpp
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ bool ProfileManager::inPersistent(const uint32_t id)
  *  the friends, while the other could have fetched the achievements.)
  *  \param profile The profile to make persistent.
  */
-void ProfileManager::addPersistent(OnlineProfile * profile)
+OnlineProfile* ProfileManager::addPersistent(OnlineProfile * profile)
 {
     if (inPersistent(profile->getID()))
     {
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ void ProfileManager::addPersistent(OnlineProfile * profile)
     {
         m_profiles_persistent[profile->getID()] = profile;
     }
+
+    return m_profiles_persistent[profile->getID()];
 }   // addPersistent
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/online/profile_manager.hpp b/src/online/profile_manager.hpp
index 474f32bc4..9a81d4a2f 100644
--- a/src/online/profile_manager.hpp
+++ b/src/online/profile_manager.hpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public:
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
     void addToCache(OnlineProfile *profile);
-    void addPersistent(OnlineProfile *profile);
+    OnlineProfile* addPersistent(OnlineProfile *profile);
     void deleteFromPersistent(const uint32_t id);
     void clearPersistent();
     void moveToCache(const uint32_t id);