diff --git a/app/settings/routes.py b/app/settings/routes.py
index bc36a9c8fcf91c974bbcc66a7c2767555392c428..a4e1e124416a6e88261ccac3b573af5043264200 100644
--- a/app/settings/routes.py
+++ b/app/settings/routes.py
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ from flask import (
 )
 from flask_breadcrumbs import register_breadcrumb
 from flask_login import current_user, login_required
-import os
 from app import db
-from app.models import Avatar, Corpus, ProfilePrivacySettings, User
+from app.models import Avatar, ProfilePrivacySettings
 from . import bp
 from .forms import (
   ChangePasswordForm,
@@ -17,16 +16,12 @@ from .forms import (
   EditProfileSettingsForm,
   EditPublicProfileInformationForm
 )
-from .utils import user_endpoint_arguments_constructor as user_eac
 
 
-@bp.route('/<hashid:user_id>/edit', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
-@register_breadcrumb(bp, 'breadcrumbs.settings', '<i class="material-icons left">settings</i>Settings', endpoint_arguments_constructor=user_eac)
+@bp.route('', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
+@register_breadcrumb(bp, '.', '<i class="material-icons left">settings</i>Settings')
 @login_required
-def edit_profile(user_id):
-    user = User.query.get_or_404(user_id)
-    if not (user == current_user or current_user.is_administrator()):
-        abort(403)
+def settings():
     # region forms
     edit_profile_settings_form = EditProfileSettingsForm(
         current_user,
@@ -52,7 +47,7 @@ def edit_profile(user_id):
         current_user.username = edit_profile_settings_form.username.data
         db.session.commit()
         flash('Profile settings updated')
-        return redirect(url_for('users.user', user_id=user.id))
+        return redirect(url_for('.settings'))
     # endregion handle edit profile settings forms
     # region handle edit public profile information form
     if edit_public_profile_information_form.submit.data and edit_public_profile_information_form.validate():
@@ -80,29 +75,28 @@ def edit_profile(user_id):
         current_user.website = edit_public_profile_information_form.website.data
         current_user.full_name = edit_public_profile_information_form.full_name.data
         db.session.commit()
-        flash('Profile settings updated')
-        return redirect(url_for('users.user', user_id=user.id))
+        flash('Your changes have been saved')
+        return redirect(url_for('.settings'))
     # endregion handle edit public profile information form
     # region handle change_password_form POST
     if change_password_form.submit.data and change_password_form.validate():
         current_user.password = change_password_form.new_password.data
         db.session.commit()
         flash('Your changes have been saved')
-        return redirect(url_for('.edit_profile', user_id=user.id))
+        return redirect(url_for('.settings'))
     # endregion handle change_password_form POST
     # region handle edit_notification_settings_form POST
     if edit_notification_settings_form.submit and edit_notification_settings_form.validate():
         current_user.setting_job_status_mail_notification_level = edit_notification_settings_form.job_status_mail_notification_level.data
         db.session.commit()
         flash('Your changes have been saved')
-        return redirect(url_for('.edit_profile', user_id=user.id))
+        return redirect(url_for('.settings'))
     # endregion handle edit_notification_settings_form POST
     return render_template(
-        'settings/edit_profile.html.j2',
+        'settings/settings.html.j2',
         edit_profile_settings_form=edit_profile_settings_form,
         edit_public_profile_information_form=edit_public_profile_information_form,
         change_password_form=change_password_form,
         edit_notification_settings_form=edit_notification_settings_form,
-        user=user,
         title='Settings'
     )
diff --git a/app/templates/_navbar.html.j2 b/app/templates/_navbar.html.j2
index 00dd77001bb24265a69abf01386cb43358147215..61adaee564815cdba7e17e245715e6e48d325f43 100644
--- a/app/templates/_navbar.html.j2
+++ b/app/templates/_navbar.html.j2
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 <ul class="dropdown-content" id="nav-more-dropdown">
   {# <li><a href="{{ url_for('main.user_manual') }}"><i class="material-icons left">help</i>Manual</a></li> #}
   {% if current_user.is_authenticated %}
-  <li><a href="{{ url_for('settings.edit_profile', user_id=current_user.id) }}"><i class="material-icons left">settings</i>User settings</a></li>
+  <li><a href="{{ url_for('settings.settings') }}"><i class="material-icons left">settings</i>Settings</a></li>
   <li class="divider" tabindex="-1"></li>
   <li><a href="{{ url_for('auth.logout') }}">Log out</a></li>
   {% else %}
diff --git a/app/templates/_sidenav.html.j2 b/app/templates/_sidenav.html.j2
index 7b61cb030b98ccc9dd0ead266e606064ef3bc1ed..5157e262190563e85900e00d08e536ed160a6d7d 100644
--- a/app/templates/_sidenav.html.j2
+++ b/app/templates/_sidenav.html.j2
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
   <li><a href="{{ url_for('main.social_area', _anchor='public-corproa') }}"><i class="nopaque-icons">I</i>Public Corpora</a></li>
   <li class="hide-on-large-only"><div class="divider"></div></li>
   <li class="hide-on-large-only"><a class="subheader">Account</a></li>
-  <li class="hide-on-large-only"><a href="{{ url_for('users.edit_profile', user_id=current_user.id) }}"><i class="material-icons left">settings</i>User Settings</a></li>
+  <li class="hide-on-large-only"><a href="{{ url_for('settings.settings') }}"><i class="material-icons left">settings</i>Settings</a></li>
   <li class="hide-on-large-only"><a href="{{ url_for('auth.logout') }}">Log out</a></li>
   {% if current_user.can('ADMINISTRATE') or current_user.can('USE_API') %}
   <li><div class="divider"></div></li>
diff --git a/app/templates/settings/edit_profile.html.j2 b/app/templates/settings/settings.html.j2
similarity index 98%
rename from app/templates/settings/edit_profile.html.j2
rename to app/templates/settings/settings.html.j2
index afdc652de848ebc8d3e1856999f1f3c4e7ce725a..fe60f0d2dc0fff508ef1b3575359fd59350f1414 100644
--- a/app/templates/settings/edit_profile.html.j2
+++ b/app/templates/settings/settings.html.j2
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
               <div class="switch">
                 <label>
                   private
-                  <input {% if user.is_public %}checked{% endif %} id="profile-is-public-switch" type="checkbox">
+                  <input {% if current_user.is_public %}checked{% endif %} id="profile-is-public-switch" type="checkbox">
                   <span class="lever"></span>
                   public
                 </label>
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
               <p></p>
               <div class="row">
                 <div class="col s12 m2">
-                  <img src="{{ url_for('users.profile_avatar', user_id=user.id) }}" alt="user-image" class="circle responsive-img" id="avatar">
+                  <img src="{{ url_for('users.profile_avatar', user_id=current_user.id) }}" alt="user-image" class="circle responsive-img" id="avatar">
                 </div>
                 <div class="col s12 m6">
                   {{ wtf.render_field(edit_public_profile_information_form.avatar, accept='image/jpeg, image/png, image/gif', placeholder='Choose an image file', id='avatar-upload') }}
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@
 {% endblock page_content %}
 
 {% block modals %}
+{{ super() }}
 <div class="modal" id="delete-avatar-modal">
   <div class="modal-content">
     <h4>Confirm Avatar deletion</h4>
diff --git a/app/users/__init__.py b/app/users/__init__.py
index 705b3afaca1e2efd737effd4bb5aeb3e3fa4de08..ecd6b9da5d6cf56fbbef3bf352c22361c790b87a 100644
--- a/app/users/__init__.py
+++ b/app/users/__init__.py
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ from flask import Blueprint
 
 
 bp = Blueprint('users', __name__)
-from . import events, routes, json_routes
+from . import events, routes
 
diff --git a/app/users/routes.py b/app/users/routes.py
index 876df2915a2f8cb0b6562c1bd5e16a5ba0f0b1dd..0bf8eb1d02467d9e0038e57f9ef559d3b32ad626 100644
--- a/app/users/routes.py
+++ b/app/users/routes.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ from flask import (
 from flask_breadcrumbs import register_breadcrumb
 from flask_login import current_user, login_required
 import os
-from app import db
 from app.models import Corpus, User
 from . import bp
 from .utils import user_dynamic_list_constructor as user_dlc