diff --git a/zeeguu/api/endpoints/user.py b/zeeguu/api/endpoints/user.py
index 7b89b56a..c906c861 100644
--- a/zeeguu/api/endpoints/user.py
+++ b/zeeguu/api/endpoints/user.py
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ def user_settings():
 
     submitted_email = data.get("email", None)
     if submitted_email:
-        print("Updating email!")
         user.email = submitted_email
 
     zeeguu.core.model.db.session.add(user)
diff --git a/zeeguu/core/model/user.py b/zeeguu/core/model/user.py
index 912e66e6..49b70469 100644
--- a/zeeguu/core/model/user.py
+++ b/zeeguu/core/model/user.py
@@ -171,7 +171,9 @@ def text_difficulty(self, text, language):
     def set_native_language(self, code):
         self.native_language = Language.find(code)
 
-    def set_learned_language(self, language_code: str, cefr_level: int, session=None):
+    def set_learned_language(
+        self, language_code: str, cefr_level: int = None, session=None
+    ):
         self.learned_language = Language.find(language_code)
 
         from zeeguu.core.model import UserLanguage
@@ -191,10 +193,12 @@ def set_learned_language(self, language_code: str, cefr_level: int, session=None
         language = UserLanguage.find_or_create(session, self, self.learned_language)
         language.reading_news = True
         language.doing_exercises = True
-        language.cefr_level = cefr_level
+        if cefr_level:
+            language.cefr_level = cefr_level
 
         if session:
             session.add(language)
+            
 
     def set_learned_language_level(
         self, language_code: str, cefr_level: str, session=None
diff --git a/zeeguu/core/test/test_language.py b/zeeguu/core/test/test_language.py
index 7383a0a2..95680566 100644
--- a/zeeguu/core/test/test_language.py
+++ b/zeeguu/core/test/test_language.py
@@ -36,10 +36,21 @@ def test_get_all_languages(self):
             assert LanguageRule.get_or_create_language(lan)
 
     def test_user_set_language(self):
-        language_should_be = LanguageRule().random
+        from zeeguu.core.model import UserLanguage
 
-        self.user.set_learned_language(language_should_be.code, db_session)
-        assert self.user.learned_language.id == language_should_be.id
+        language_should_be = LanguageRule().random
+        language_level_should_be = 2
+        self.user.set_learned_language(
+            language_should_be.code, language_level_should_be, db_session
+        )
+        db_session.commit()
+        user_language = UserLanguage.find_or_create(
+            db_session, self.user, language_should_be
+        )
+        assert (
+            self.user.learned_language.id == language_should_be.id
+            and user_language.cefr_level == language_level_should_be
+        )
 
     def test_native_language(self):
         language_should_be = LanguageRule().random