diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/webhook/PUT-user_update_webhook.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/webhook/PUT-user_update_webhook.test.js
index 7745872984..f0fcaf9ad2 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/integration/webhook/PUT-user_update_webhook.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/webhook/PUT-user_update_webhook.test.js
@@ -127,19 +127,26 @@ describe('PUT /user/webhook/:id', () => {
   it('can update taskActivity options', async () => {
     const type = 'taskActivity';
     const options = {
+      checklistScored: true,
       updated: false,
-      deleted: true,
+      scored: false,
     };
-
-    const webhook = await user.put(`/user/webhook/${webhookToUpdate.id}`, { type, options });
-
-    expect(webhook.options).to.eql({
-      checklistScored: false, // starting value
+    const expected = {
+      checklistScored: true,
       created: true, // starting value
       updated: false,
-      deleted: true,
-      scored: true, // default value
-    });
+      deleted: false, // starting value
+      scored: false,
+    };
+
+    const returnedWebhook = await user.put(`/user/webhook/${webhookToUpdate.id}`, { type, options });
+
+    await user.sync();
+
+    const savedWebhook = user.webhooks.find(hook => webhookToUpdate.id === hook.id);
+
+    expect(returnedWebhook.options).to.eql(expected);
+    expect(savedWebhook.options).to.eql(expected);
   });
 
   it('errors if taskActivity option is not a boolean', async () => {
diff --git a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/webhook.js b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/webhook.js
index 3336f0eaec..00b5bf54cb 100644
--- a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/webhook.js
+++ b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/webhook.js
@@ -223,6 +223,10 @@ api.updateWebhook = {
 
     webhook.formatOptions(res);
 
+    // Tell Mongoose that the webhook's options have been modified
+    // so it actually commits the options changes to the database
+    webhook.markModified('options');
+
     await user.save();
     res.respond(200, webhook);
   },