diff --git a/common/script/ops/sleep.js b/common/script/ops/sleep.js
index e23ee22d8e..eb80ec9dd0 100644
--- a/common/script/ops/sleep.js
+++ b/common/script/ops/sleep.js
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 module.exports = function sleep (user) {
   user.preferences.sleep = !user.preferences.sleep;
-  return user.preferences.sleep;
+  return {
+    preferences: {
+      sleep: user.preferences.sleep,
+    },
+  };
 };
diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/user/sleep.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/user/sleep.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8951d71f20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/user/sleep.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import {
+  generateUser,
+} from '../../../../helpers/api-integration/v3';
+
+describe('POST /user/sleep', () => {
+  let user;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    user = await generateUser();
+  });
+
+  it('toggles sleep status', async () => {
+    let res = await user.post(`/user/sleep`);
+    expect(res).to.eql({
+      preferences: {sleep: true},
+    });
+    await user.sync();
+    expect(user.preferences.sleep).to.be.true;
+
+    let res2 = await user.post(`/user/sleep`);
+    expect(res2).to.eql({
+      preferences: {sleep: false},
+    });
+    await user.sync();
+    expect(user.preferences.sleep).to.be.false;
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/common/ops/sleep.js b/test/common/ops/sleep.js
index 57cca033b3..5466631f75 100644
--- a/test/common/ops/sleep.js
+++ b/test/common/ops/sleep.js
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ import {
 } from '../../helpers/common.helper';
 
 describe('shared.ops.sleep', () => {
-  it('changes user.preferences.sleep and returns the new value', () => {
+  it('toggles user.preferences.sleep', () => {
     let user = generateUser();
 
     let res = sleep(user);
-    expect(res).to.equal(true);
+    expect(res).to.eql({preferences: {sleep: true}});
     expect(user.preferences.sleep).to.equal(true);
 
     let res2 = sleep(user);
-    expect(res2).to.equal(false);
+    expect(res2).to.eql({preferences: {sleep: false}});
     expect(user.preferences.sleep).to.equal(false);
   });
 });
diff --git a/website/src/controllers/api-v3/user.js b/website/src/controllers/api-v3/user.js
index a2895c4759..f1a9ac49ff 100644
--- a/website/src/controllers/api-v3/user.js
+++ b/website/src/controllers/api-v3/user.js
@@ -293,12 +293,9 @@ api.sleep = {
   url: '/user/sleep',
   async handler (req, res) {
     let user = res.locals.user;
-    let sleepVal = sleep(user);
-    return res.respond(200, {
-      preferences: {
-        sleep: sleepVal,
-      },
-    });
+    let sleepRes = sleep(user);
+    await user.save();
+    res.respond(200, sleepRes);
   },
 };