diff --git a/pandora/user/models.py b/pandora/user/models.py
index 9692519a..3565b337 100644
--- a/pandora/user/models.py
+++ b/pandora/user/models.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class UserProfile(models.Model):
     files_updated = models.DateTimeField(default=datetime.now)
     newsletter = models.BooleanField(default=True)
     ui = DictField(default={})
+    preferences = DictField(default={})
 
 def user_post_save(sender, instance, **kwargs):
     profile, new = UserProfile.objects.get_or_create(user=instance)
@@ -28,17 +29,6 @@ def user_post_save(sender, instance, **kwargs):
 models.signals.post_save.connect(user_post_save, sender=User)
 
 
-class Preference(models.Model):
-    user = models.ForeignKey(User, related_name='preferences')
-    created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
-    modified = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
-    key = models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=255)
-    value = models.TextField(blank=True)
-
-    def __unicode__(self):
-        return u"%s/%s=%s" % (self.user, self.key, self.value)
-
-
 def get_user_json(user):
     result = {}
     for key in ('username', ):
@@ -77,9 +67,7 @@ def get_ui(user):
 
 
 def get_preferences(user):
-    prefs = {}
-    for p in Preference.objects.filter(user=user):
-        prefs[p.key] = json.loads(p.value)
+    prefs = user.get_profile().preferences
     prefs['email'] = user.email
     return prefs
 
diff --git a/pandora/user/views.py b/pandora/user/views.py
index b298c934..4272df4c 100644
--- a/pandora/user/views.py
+++ b/pandora/user/views.py
@@ -369,58 +369,61 @@ def contact(request):
 actions.register(contact)
 
 
-@login_required_json
-def preferences(request):
-    '''
-        param data
-            string
-            array
-            object
+def getPositionById(list, key):
+    for i in range(0, len(list)):
+        if list[i]['id'] == key:
+            return i
+    return -1
 
-        return
-        if data is empy or {}
-        if data is string:
-            return preference with name
-        if data is array:
-            return preferences with names
-        if data is object:
-            set key values in dict as preferences
+
+@login_required_json
+def setPreferences(request):
     '''
+        param data {
+            key.subkey: value
+        }
+        return
+    '''
+    data = json.loads(request.POST['data'])
+    keys = data.keys()[0].split('.')
+    value = data.values()[0]
+    profile = request.user.get_profile()
+    p = profile.preferences
+    while len(keys)>1:
+        key = keys.pop(0)
+        if isinstance(p, list):
+            p = p[getPositionById(p, key)]
+        else:
+            p = p[key]
+    p[keys[0]] = value
+    profile.save()
     response = json_response()
-    if 'data' not in request.POST:
-        response['data']['preferences'] = models.get_preferences(request.user)
-    else:
-        data = json.loads(request.POST['data'])
-        if isinstance(data, basestring):
-            response['data']['preferences'] = {}
-            response['data']['preferences'][data] = models.get_preference(request.user, data)
-        elif isinstance(data, list):
-            response['data']['preferences'] = {}
-            for preference in data:
-                response['preferences'][preference] = models.get_preference(request.user, preference)
-        elif isinstance(data, dict):
-            if not data:
-                response['data']['preferences'] = models.get_preferences(request.user)
-            else:
-                del response['data']
-                for key in data:
-                    models.set_preference(request.user, key, data[key])
     return render_to_json_response(response)
-actions.register(preferences)
+actions.register(setPreferences)
 
 
 @login_required_json
 def setUI(request):
     '''
+        param data {
+            key.subkey: value
+        }
+        return
     '''
     data = json.loads(request.POST['data'])
     keys = data.keys()[0].split('.')
     value = data.values()[0]
-    ui = user.profile.ui
-    while keys:
+    profile = request.user.get_profile()
+    p = profile.ui
+    while len(keys)>1:
         key = keys.pop(0)
-
+        if isinstance(p, list):
+            p = p[getPositionById(p, key)]
+        else:
+            p = p[key]
+    p[keys[0]] = value
+    profile.save()
     response = json_response()
     return render_to_json_response(response)
-actions.register(preferences)
+actions.register(setUI)