diff --git a/db/manifest b/db/manifest
index 143b2b9d6..f82a62034 100755
--- a/db/manifest
+++ b/db/manifest
@@ -124,3 +124,4 @@ remove_is_downloadable.sql
 scores_mod_connections2.sql
 track_download_counts.sql
 scores_mod_users2.sql
+user_bio.sql
diff --git a/db/up/user_bio.sql b/db/up/user_bio.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a83009a9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/up/user_bio.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE users ALTER COLUMN biography TYPE TEXT;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/connection_manager.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/connection_manager.rb
index 4b7bc2de6..91368427c 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/connection_manager.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/connection_manager.rb
@@ -86,7 +86,14 @@ module JamRuby
           city = location.city
         end
 
-        conn.update(ip_address: ip_address, locidispid: locidispid, latitude: latitude, longitude: longitude, countrycode: countrycode, region:region, city: city)
+        conn.ip_address = ip_address
+        conn.locidispid = locidispid
+        conn.latitude = latitude
+        conn.longitude = longitude
+        conn.countrycode = countrycode
+        conn.region = region
+        conn.city = city
+        conn.save!(validate: false)
       end
 
       sql =<<SQL
diff --git a/web/spec/support/utilities.rb b/web/spec/support/utilities.rb
index 7c1d0cf2e..58ab5959e 100644
--- a/web/spec/support/utilities.rb
+++ b/web/spec/support/utilities.rb
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ end
 def formal_leave_by user
   in_client(user) do
     find('#session-leave').trigger(:click)
-    find('#btn-accept-leave-session').trigger(:click)
+    #find('#btn-accept-leave-session').trigger(:click)
     expect(page).to have_selector('h2',    text: 'feed')
   end
 end