diff --git a/lib/pleroma/user/info.ex b/lib/pleroma/user/info.ex
index 7d5df34ba..eaf1583e7 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/user/info.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/user/info.ex
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.User.Info do
     field(:ap_enabled, :boolean, default: false)
     field(:is_moderator, :boolean, default: false)
     field(:keys, :string, default: nil)
+    field(:settings, :map, default: nil)
   end
 
   def set_activation_status(info, deactivated) do
@@ -97,9 +98,11 @@ defmodule Pleroma.User.Info do
     ])
   end
 
-  # Receives data from user_data_from_user_object
-  def user_upgrade(info, params) do
+  def set_source_data(info, source_data) do
+    params = %{source_data: source_data}
+
     info
-    |> cast(params, [:ap_enabled, :source_data, :banner, :locked])
+    |> cast(params, [:source_data])
+    |> validate_required([:source_data])
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
index 54ca891b9..5cb350c8d 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
@@ -509,8 +509,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub do
   end
 
   defp restrict_blocked(query, %{"blocking_user" => %User{info: info}}) do
-    blocks = info["blocks"] || []
-    domain_blocks = info["domain_blocks"] || []
+    blocks = info.blocks || []
+    domain_blocks = info.domain_blocks || []
 
     from(
       activity in query,
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub do
     remote_inboxes =
       (Pleroma.Web.Salmon.remote_users(activity) ++ followers)
       |> Enum.filter(fn user -> User.ap_enabled?(user) end)
-      |> Enum.map(fn %{info: %{"source_data" => data}} ->
+      |> Enum.map(fn %{info: %{source_data: data}} ->
         (is_map(data["endpoints"]) && Map.get(data["endpoints"], "sharedInbox")) || data["inbox"]
       end)
       |> Enum.uniq()
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex
index eb335813d..aaa777602 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UserView do
   # the instance itself is not a Person, but instead an Application
   def render("user.json", %{user: %{nickname: nil} = user}) do
     {:ok, user} = WebFinger.ensure_keys_present(user)
-    {:ok, _, public_key} = Salmon.keys_from_pem(user.info["keys"])
+    {:ok, _, public_key} = Salmon.keys_from_pem(user.info.keys)
     public_key = :public_key.pem_entry_encode(:SubjectPublicKeyInfo, public_key)
     public_key = :public_key.pem_encode([public_key])
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UserView do
 
   def render("user.json", %{user: user}) do
     {:ok, user} = WebFinger.ensure_keys_present(user)
-    {:ok, _, public_key} = Salmon.keys_from_pem(user.info["keys"])
+    {:ok, _, public_key} = Salmon.keys_from_pem(user.info.keys)
     public_key = :public_key.pem_entry_encode(:SubjectPublicKeyInfo, public_key)
     public_key = :public_key.pem_encode([public_key])
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UserView do
       "name" => user.name,
       "summary" => user.bio,
       "url" => user.ap_id,
-      "manuallyApprovesFollowers" => user.info["locked"] || false,
+      "manuallyApprovesFollowers" => user.info.locked,
       "publicKey" => %{
         "id" => "#{user.ap_id}#main-key",
         "owner" => user.ap_id,
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UserView do
         "type" => "Image",
         "url" => User.banner_url(user)
       },
-      "tag" => user.info["source_data"]["tag"] || []
+      "tag" => user.info.source_data["tag"] || []
     }
     |> Map.merge(Utils.make_json_ld_header())
   end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex
index e9bad8d04..e3385310f 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex
@@ -135,12 +135,13 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI do
     end
   end
 
+  # Updates the emojis for a user based on their profile
   def update(user) do
     user =
       with emoji <- emoji_from_profile(user),
-           source_data <- (user.info["source_data"] || %{}) |> Map.put("tag", emoji),
-           new_info <- Map.put(user.info, "source_data", source_data),
-           change <- User.info_changeset(user, %{info: new_info}),
+           source_data <- (user.info.source_data || %{}) |> Map.put("tag", emoji),
+           info_cng <- Pleroma.User.Info.set_source_data(user.info, source_data),
+           change <- Ecto.Changeset.change(user) |> Ecto.Changeset.put_embed(:info, info_cng),
            {:ok, user} <- User.update_and_set_cache(change) do
         user
       else
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
index a0b74311b..bfd0f7ff4 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
@@ -71,34 +71,34 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController do
         user
       end
 
-    user =
-      if banner = params["header"] do
-        with %Plug.Upload{} <- banner,
-             {:ok, object} <- ActivityPub.upload(banner, banner_upload_limit),
-             new_info <- Map.put(user.info, "banner", object.data),
-             change <- User.info_changeset(user, %{info: new_info}),
-             {:ok, user} <- User.update_and_set_cache(change) do
-          user
-        else
-          _e -> user
-        end
-      else
-        user
-      end
+    # user =
+    #   if banner = params["header"] do
+    #     with %Plug.Upload{} <- banner,
+    #          {:ok, object} <- ActivityPub.upload(banner, banner_upload_limit),
+    #          new_info <- Map.put(user.info, "banner", object.data),
+    #          change <- User.info_changeset(user, %{info: new_info}),
+    #          {:ok, user} <- User.update_and_set_cache(change) do
+    #       user
+    #     else
+    #       _e -> user
+    #     end
+    #   else
+    #     user
+    #   end
 
-    user =
-      if locked = params["locked"] do
-        with locked <- locked == "true",
-             new_info <- Map.put(user.info, "locked", locked),
-             change <- User.info_changeset(user, %{info: new_info}),
-             {:ok, user} <- User.update_and_set_cache(change) do
-          user
-        else
-          _e -> user
-        end
-      else
-        user
-      end
+    # user =
+    #   if locked = params["locked"] do
+    #     with locked <- locked == "true",
+    #          new_info <- Map.put(user.info, "locked", locked),
+    #          change <- User.info_changeset(user, %{info: new_info}),
+    #          {:ok, user} <- User.update_and_set_cache(change) do
+    #       user
+    #     else
+    #       _e -> user
+    #     end
+    #   else
+    #     user
+    #   end
 
     with changeset <- User.update_changeset(user, params),
          {:ok, user} <- User.update_and_set_cache(changeset) do
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController do
 
   # TODO: Use proper query
   def blocks(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, _) do
-    with blocked_users <- user.info["blocks"] || [],
+    with blocked_users <- user.info.blocks || [],
          accounts <- Enum.map(blocked_users, fn ap_id -> User.get_cached_by_ap_id(ap_id) end) do
       res = AccountView.render("accounts.json", users: accounts, for: user, as: :user)
       json(conn, res)
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController do
   end
 
   def domain_blocks(%{assigns: %{user: %{info: info}}} = conn, _) do
-    json(conn, info["domain_blocks"] || [])
+    json(conn, info.domain_blocks || [])
   end
 
   def block_domain(%{assigns: %{user: blocker}} = conn, %{"domain" => domain}) do
@@ -915,11 +915,11 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController do
             max_toot_chars: limit
           },
           rights: %{
-            delete_others_notice: !!user.info["is_moderator"]
+            delete_others_notice: !!user.info.is_moderator
           },
           compose: %{
             me: "#{user.id}",
-            default_privacy: user.info["default_scope"] || "public",
+            default_privacy: user.info.default_scope,
             default_sensitive: false
           },
           media_attachments: %{
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController do
             ]
           },
           settings:
-            Map.get(user.info, "settings") ||
+            Map.get(user.info, :settings) ||
               %{
                 onboarded: true,
                 home: %{
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
index b68845e16..bcfa8836e 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AccountView do
     image = User.avatar_url(user) |> MediaProxy.url()
     header = User.banner_url(user) |> MediaProxy.url()
     user_info = User.user_info(user)
-    bot = (user.info["source_data"]["type"] || "Person") in ["Application", "Service"]
+    bot = (user.info.source_data["type"] || "Person") in ["Application", "Service"]
 
     emojis =
-      (user.info["source_data"]["tag"] || [])
+      (user.info.source_data["tag"] || [])
       |> Enum.filter(fn %{"type" => t} -> t == "Emoji" end)
       |> Enum.map(fn %{"icon" => %{"url" => url}, "name" => name} ->
         %{
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AccountView do
       end)
 
     fields =
-      (user.info["source_data"]["attachment"] || [])
+      (user.info.source_data["attachment"] || [])
       |> Enum.filter(fn %{"type" => t} -> t == "PropertyValue" end)
       |> Enum.map(fn fields -> Map.take(fields, ["name", "value"]) end)
 
diff --git a/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs b/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs
index ad67cae6b..8577d1b5b 100644
--- a/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIControllerTest do
   end
 
   test "verify_credentials default scope unlisted", %{conn: conn} do
-    user = insert(:user, %{info: %{"default_scope" => "unlisted"}})
+    user = insert(:user, %{info: %Pleroma.User.Info{default_scope: "unlisted"}})
 
     conn =
       conn
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIControllerTest do
 
   describe "locked accounts" do
     test "/api/v1/follow_requests works" do
-      user = insert(:user, %{info: %{"locked" => true}})
+      user = insert(:user, %{info: %Pleroma.User.Info{locked: true}})
       other_user = insert(:user)
 
       {:ok, activity} = ActivityPub.follow(other_user, user)
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIControllerTest do
     end
 
     test "/api/v1/follow_requests/:id/authorize works" do
-      user = insert(:user, %{info: %{"locked" => true}})
+      user = insert(:user, %{info: %Pleroma.User.Info{locked: true}})
       other_user = insert(:user)
 
       {:ok, activity} = ActivityPub.follow(other_user, user)
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIControllerTest do
     end
 
     test "verify_credentials", %{conn: conn} do
-      user = insert(:user, %{info: %{"default_scope" => "private"}})
+      user = insert(:user, %{info: %Pleroma.User.Info{default_scope: "private"}})
 
       conn =
         conn
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIControllerTest do
     end
 
     test "/api/v1/follow_requests/:id/reject works" do
-      user = insert(:user, %{info: %{"locked" => true}})
+      user = insert(:user, %{info: %Pleroma.User.Info{locked: true}})
       other_user = insert(:user)
 
       {:ok, activity} = ActivityPub.follow(other_user, user)