diff --git a/src/app/shared/components/partyManagement/edit-individuals/edit-individuals.component.ts b/src/app/shared/components/partyManagement/edit-individuals/edit-individuals.component.ts
index bd1d93c69cb2ef5e6b208307dfe77b90400dde5d..7306dc3cc3bb6904aed53581cf90993c2124228b 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/components/partyManagement/edit-individuals/edit-individuals.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/components/partyManagement/edit-individuals/edit-individuals.component.ts
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ export class EditIndividualsComponent implements OnInit {
     let updateObj: IndividualCreate | IndividualUpdate = {
       familyName: this.editForm.value.familyName,
       givenName: this.editForm.value.givenName,
+      preferredGivenName: this.editForm.value.givenName,
       location: this.editForm.value.location,
       contactMedium: [{
         mediumType: 'main',
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ export class EditIndividualsComponent implements OnInit {
   }
 
   retrieveGeographicSite(){
-    this.geographicSiteService.retrieveGeographicSite(this.individualID).subscribe(
+    this.geographicSiteService.retrieveGeographicSite("myuser").subscribe(
       data => this.geographicSite = data,
       error => console.error(error),
       () => {