diff --git a/gitea/basicGiteaApiObject.py b/gitea/basicGiteaApiObject.py
index edc52f4..28f6877 100644
--- a/gitea/basicGiteaApiObject.py
+++ b/gitea/basicGiteaApiObject.py
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ class BasicGiteaApiObject:
     fields_to_parsers = {}
 
     def commit(self):
-        """ TODO: evaluate if there is a generalizable version of this method
-        """
         raise NotImplemented()
 
     def get_dirty_fields(self):
diff --git a/gitea/gitea.py b/gitea/gitea.py
index 1843aa7..22ccda8 100644
--- a/gitea/gitea.py
+++ b/gitea/gitea.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class User(GiteaApiObject):
     USER_MAIL = """/user/emails?sudo=%s"""  # <name>
     USER_PATCH = """/admin/users/%s"""  # <username>
     ADMIN_DELETE_USER = """/admin/users/%s"""  # <username>
-    ADMIN_EDIT_USER = """/admin/users/{name}"""  # <username>
+    ADMIN_EDIT_USER = """/admin/users/{username}"""  # <username>
     USER_HEATMAP = """/users/%s/heatmap"""  # <username>
 
     def __init__(self, gitea, id: int):
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ class User(GiteaApiObject):
     def commit(self):
         values = self.get_dirty_fields()
         values.update(
-            {"email": self.email}
-        )  # this request must always contain the email for identifying users
-        args = {"name": self.username, "email": self.email}
+            {"source_id": self.source_id, "login_name": self.username}
+        )  # this request must always contain both, the user name and the _login source_ (e.g. ``None`` for local)
+        args = {"username": self.username}
         self.gitea.requests_patch(User.ADMIN_EDIT_USER.format(**args), data=values)
         self.dirty_fields = {}
 
diff --git a/tests/test_api.py b/tests/test_api.py
index 7ab1294..01f191a 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_api.py
@@ -60,15 +60,19 @@ def test_create_user(instance):
     assert email in user.emails
     assert user.email == email
     assert not user.is_admin
+    assert type(user.id) is int
+    assert user.is_admin is False
 
 def test_change_user(instance):
     user = instance.get_user_by_name(test_user)
-    user.website = "other_testname"
-    user.full_name = "other_description"
+    new_website = "http://testwebsite.de"
+    user.website = new_website
+    new_fullname = "Other Test Full Name"
+    user.full_name = new_fullname
     user.commit()
     del(user)
     user = instance.get_user_by_name(test_user)
-    assert user.full_name == "other_description"
+    assert user.full_name == new_fullname
 
 
 def test_create_org(instance):