backend/api/user/management/commands/backfill_user_profiles.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # api/user/management/commands/backfill_user_profiles.py
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
-from api.user.models import UserProfile
+from api.user.models import UserProfile  # assuming you have a UserProfile model
 
 
 class Command(BaseCommand):

backend/api/user/serializers.py

@@ -30,13 +30,9 @@ class UserSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
 
         # Update the UserProfile instance
         if profile_data:
-            userprofile_instance = (
+            userprofile_instance = instance.userprofile  # The related UserProfile instance
-                instance.userprofile
-            )  # The related UserProfile instance
             profile_serializer = self.fields["profile"]  # Get the nested serializer
-            profile_serializer.update(
+            profile_serializer.update(userprofile_instance, profile_data)  # Update the UserProfile
-                userprofile_instance, profile_data
-            )  # Update the UserProfile
 
         # Update the User fields
         for attr, value in validated_data.items():