diff --git a/src/identity-and-account/preferences/services/preferences.service.ts b/src/identity-and-account/preferences/services/preferences.service.ts
index 66626ff..c325db4 100644
--- a/src/identity-and-account/preferences/services/preferences.service.ts
+++ b/src/identity-and-account/preferences/services/preferences.service.ts
@@ -41,12 +41,11 @@ export class PreferencesService {
         return { success: true, data: preferences };
     }
 
-    async updatePreferences(email: string, dto: PreferencesDto): Promise<Result<Preferences, string>> {
+    async updatePreferences(email: string, dto: PreferencesDto): Promise<Result<PreferencesDto, string>> {
         const user_id = await this.emailResolver.resolveUserIdWithEmail(email);
         if (!user_id.success) return { success: false, error: user_id.error }
-        return {
-            success: true,
-            data: await this.prisma.preferences.update({
+
+        const updated_preferences = await this.prisma.preferences.update({
                 where: { user_id: user_id.data },
                 data: {
                     notifications: dto.notifications,
@@ -56,7 +55,15 @@ export class PreferencesService {
                     is_employee_list_grid: dto.is_employee_list_grid,
                     is_timesheet_approval_grid: dto.is_timesheet_approval_grid,
                 },
-            }),
-        };
+                select: {
+                    notifications: true,
+                    is_dark_mode: true,
+                    display_language: true,
+                    is_employee_list_grid: true,
+                    is_timesheet_approval_grid: true,
+                    is_lefty_mode: true,
+                },
+            });
+        return { success: true, data: updated_preferences};
     }
 }
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