diff --git a/app/settings/json_routes.py b/app/settings/json_routes.py
index 63eaeb04..01a553b0 100644
--- a/app/settings/json_routes.py
+++ b/app/settings/json_routes.py
@@ -67,10 +67,7 @@ def update_user_is_public(user_id):
     user.is_public = is_public
     db.session.commit()
     response_data = {
-        'message': (
-            f'User "{user.username}" is now'
-            f' {"public" if is_public else "private"}'
-        ),
+        'message': 'Profile privacy settings updated',
         'category': 'corpus'
     }
     return response_data, 200