diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/UserBiz.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/UserBiz.cs
index 79a4249e..cdb352f4 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/UserBiz.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/UserBiz.cs
@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             inObj.Salt = Hasher.GenerateSalt();
             inObj.Password = Hasher.hash(inObj.Salt, inObj.Password);
 
-            
+
             inObj.Tags = TagUtil.NormalizeTags(inObj.Tags);
+            inObj.CustomFields=JsonUtil.CompactJson(inObj.CustomFields);
+
             //Seeder sets user options in advance so no need to create them here in that case
             if (inObj.UserOptions == null)
                 inObj.UserOptions = new UserOptions();
@@ -99,8 +101,10 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             //This is a new user so it will have been posted with a password in plaintext which needs to be salted and hashed
             inObj.Salt = Hasher.GenerateSalt();
             inObj.Password = Hasher.hash(inObj.Salt, inObj.Password);
-           
+
             inObj.Tags = TagUtil.NormalizeTags(inObj.Tags);
+            inObj.CustomFields=JsonUtil.CompactJson(inObj.CustomFields);
+            
             //Seeder sets user options in advance so no need to create them here in that case
             if (inObj.UserOptions == null)
                 inObj.UserOptions = new UserOptions();
@@ -256,7 +260,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         //put
         internal bool Put(User dbObj, User inObj)
         {
-         
+
 
             //Get a snapshot of the original db value object before changes
             User SnapshotOfOriginalDBObj = new User();
@@ -265,6 +269,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             //Update the db object with the PUT object values
             CopyObject.Copy(inObj, dbObj, "Id, Salt");
             dbObj.Tags = TagUtil.NormalizeTags(dbObj.Tags);
+            dbObj.CustomFields = JsonUtil.CompactJson(dbObj.CustomFields);
 
             //Is the user updating the password?
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(inObj.Password) && SnapshotOfOriginalDBObj.Password != inObj.Password)
@@ -314,6 +319,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             //Do the patching
             objectPatch.ApplyTo(dbObj);
             dbObj.Tags = TagUtil.NormalizeTags(dbObj.Tags);
+            dbObj.CustomFields=JsonUtil.CompactJson(dbObj.CustomFields);
 
             //Is the user patching the password?
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dbObj.Password) && dbObj.Password != SnapshotOfOriginalDBObj.Password)
@@ -568,7 +574,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             return new
             {
                 Id = o.Id,
-                ConcurrencyToken = o.ConcurrencyToken,             
+                ConcurrencyToken = o.ConcurrencyToken,
                 Active = o.Active,
                 Name = o.Name,
                 Roles = o.Roles,