diff --git a/framework/core/src/User/User.php b/framework/core/src/User/User.php
index 4ad6e1476..e49bff86f 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/User/User.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/User/User.php
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ class User extends AbstractModel
      */
     public function changeAvatarPath($path)
     {
-        $this->attributes['avatar_url'] = $path;
+        $this->avatar_url = $path;
 
         $this->raise(new AvatarChanged($this));