diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/database/models/user/utils.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/database/models/user/utils.py
index 3b600bd9a..514ca4e82 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/database/models/user/utils.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/database/models/user/utils.py
@@ -4,41 +4,41 @@ from fastapi import Depends, HTTPException
 from langflow.services.database.models.user.user import User, UserUpdate
 from langflow.services.utils import get_session
 from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError
-from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+from sqlmodel import Session
+
+
+from sqlalchemy.orm.attributes import flag_modified
 
 
 def get_user_by_username(db: Session, username: str) -> User:
-    db_user = db.query(User).filter(User.username == username).first()
-    return User.from_orm(db_user) if db_user else None  # type: ignore
+    return db.query(User).filter(User.username == username).first()
 
 
 def get_user_by_id(db: Session, id: UUID) -> User:
-    db_user = db.query(User).filter(User.id == id).first()
-    return User.from_orm(db_user) if db_user else None  # type: ignore
+    return db.query(User).filter(User.id == id).first()
 
 
 def update_user(
     user_id: UUID, user: UserUpdate, db: Session = Depends(get_session)
 ) -> User:
-    user_db = get_user_by_username(db, user.username)  # type: ignore
-    if user_db and user_db.id != user_id:
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=409, detail="Username already exists")
-
     user_db = get_user_by_id(db, user_id)
     if not user_db:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="User not found")
 
+    user_db_by_username = get_user_by_username(db, user.username)  # type: ignore
+    if user_db_by_username and user_db_by_username.id != user_id:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=409, detail="Username already exists")
+
+    user_data = user.dict(exclude_unset=True)
+    for attr, value in user_data.items():
+        if hasattr(user_db, attr) and value is not None:
+            setattr(user_db, attr, value)
+
+    user_db.updated_at = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    flag_modified(user_db, "updated_at")
+
     try:
-        user_data = user.dict(exclude_unset=True)
-        for key, value in user_data.items():
-            setattr(user_db, key, value)
-
-        user_db.updated_at = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
-        user_db = db.merge(user_db)
         db.commit()
-        if db.identity_key(instance=user_db) is not None:
-            db.refresh(user_db)
-
     except IntegrityError as e:
         db.rollback()
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=str(e)) from e