diff --git a/nirvana-ios/Views/AddBasicInfo/AddBasicInfoView.swift b/nirvana-ios/Views/AddBasicInfo/AddBasicInfoView.swift
index 1c6e805..aaf60e1 100644
--- a/nirvana-ios/Views/AddBasicInfo/AddBasicInfoView.swift
+++ b/nirvana-ios/Views/AddBasicInfo/AddBasicInfoView.swift
@@ -104,16 +104,17 @@ struct AddBasicInfoView: View {
 
                 // button to save information
                 Button {
-                    print("attempting to save information")
                     var updatedUser = self.authSessionStore.user
                     updatedUser?.avatar = Avatars.avatarSystemNames[self.selectedAvatarIndex]
                     updatedUser?.nickname = self.nickname                    
                     
-                    if updatedUser != nil {
-                        self.addInfoViewModel.updateUser(currUser: updatedUser!)
-                    }
+                    print("attempting to save information \(updatedUser)")
                     
-                    self.navigationStack.push(InnerCircleView())
+                    if updatedUser != nil {
+                        self.addInfoViewModel.updateUser(currUser: updatedUser!) {
+                            self.navigationStack.push(InnerCircleView())
+                        }
+                    }                    
                 } label: {
                     Text("Save")
                         .fontWeight(.heavy)
diff --git a/nirvana-ios/Views/AddBasicInfo/AddBasicInfoViewModel.swift b/nirvana-ios/Views/AddBasicInfo/AddBasicInfoViewModel.swift
index 301c8c6..faf20e3 100644
--- a/nirvana-ios/Views/AddBasicInfo/AddBasicInfoViewModel.swift
+++ b/nirvana-ios/Views/AddBasicInfo/AddBasicInfoViewModel.swift
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class AddBasicInfoViewModel : ObservableObject {
     
     // - get user data current data
     // - save user selections
-    func updateUser(currUser: User) {
+    func updateUser(currUser: User, completion: @escaping () -> Void) {
         // validations
         // make sure nickname is less than 25 characters for now
         
@@ -28,14 +28,17 @@ class AddBasicInfoViewModel : ObservableObject {
         
         if currUser.nickname == nil || currUser.avatar == nil {
             self.state = .failed("Please make sure to select avatar and nickname 🙏")
+            completion()
             return
         }
         if currUser.nickname!.count > 25 {
             self.state = .failed("Please use a simpler nickname less than 25 characters 🙏")
+            completion()
             return
         }
         if !Avatars.avatarSystemNames.contains(currUser.avatar!) {
             self.state = .failed("Invalid avatar selected!")
+            completion()
             return
         }
         
@@ -49,6 +52,8 @@ class AddBasicInfoViewModel : ObservableObject {
             case .error(let error):
                 self.state = .failed(error.description)
             }
+            
+            completion()
         }
     }
 }