diff --git a/client/src/components/LoggedInUser.js b/client/src/components/LoggedInUser.js
index 7b6137d6d..aaca368cc 100644
--- a/client/src/components/LoggedInUser.js
+++ b/client/src/components/LoggedInUser.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class LoggedInUser extends Component {
 
       return(
           <div>
-              <p><LoggedInUserMenu menuLabel={ displayName } user={ this.props.data.userByAuthId }/></p>
+              <p><LoggedInUserMenu menuLabel={ displayName } /></p>
           </div>
       );
 
@@ -43,7 +43,12 @@ class LoggedInUser extends Component {
     }
   }
 
+  componentDidMount() {
+
+  }
+
   render() {
+    localStorage.setItem('loggedInUser', JSON.stringify(this.props.data.userByAuthId));
     return (
       <div>
         {this.displayLoggedInUser()}
diff --git a/client/src/components/LoggedInUserMenu.js b/client/src/components/LoggedInUserMenu.js
index 248d6ec86..392bd79a5 100644
--- a/client/src/components/LoggedInUserMenu.js
+++ b/client/src/components/LoggedInUserMenu.js
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ class LoggedInUserMenu extends Component {
     }
   }
 
-  componentDidMount(){
-    this.setState({user: this.props.user});
-  }
-
   render() {
 
     return (