diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.preferences.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.preferences.inc.php
index 3a4067d729..9c5dc96c35 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.preferences.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.preferences.inc.php
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 			}
 			if ($update_session_info) {
 				 $phpgw_info["user"]["preferences"] = $this->data;
-				 $phpgw->session->update_session_info();
+				 $phpgw->session->save_repositories();
 			}
 			return $this->data;
 		}