diff --git a/app/imports/api/users/Users.js b/app/imports/api/users/Users.js
index c07fd8f5..61bdd9e7 100644
--- a/app/imports/api/users/Users.js
+++ b/app/imports/api/users/Users.js
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ const userSchema = new SimpleSchema({
   profile: {
     type: Object,
     blackbox: true,
+    optional: true,
   },
 });