diff --git a/src/ClassCodeBundle/Controller/PeopleController.php b/src/ClassCodeBundle/Controller/PeopleController.php
index 1a3e06b7eabc3a3b62dcadda20ea6bc6501b339d..da209bc962bba12fc548b36daaeff00df5ca2d8d 100644
--- a/src/ClassCodeBundle/Controller/PeopleController.php
+++ b/src/ClassCodeBundle/Controller/PeopleController.php
@@ -215,6 +215,9 @@ class PeopleController extends Controller
           if(null !== $request->request->get("lastname")){
             $people->setLastname(ltrim(rtrim($request->request->get("lastname"))));
           }
+          if(null !== $request->request->get("displayname")){ 
+            $people->setDisplayname(ltrim(rtrim($request->request->get("displayname"))));
+          }
           if(null !== $request->request->get("email")){
              $people->setEmail(ltrim(rtrim($request->request->get("email"))));
           }