diff --git a/api/geth_backend.go b/api/geth_backend.go
index 3015e6be2..870b0ac73 100644
--- a/api/geth_backend.go
+++ b/api/geth_backend.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 	"github.com/status-im/status-go/images"
 	"math/big"
 	"os"
@@ -1307,6 +1308,9 @@ func (b *GethStatusBackend) StoreIdentityImage(filepath string, aX, aY, bX, bY i
 		return "", err
 	}
 
+	// TODO remove once debug has been resolved
+	b.log.Info("generated profile images", spew.Sdump(iis, aX, aY, bX, bY))
+
 	idb := images.NewDatabase(b.appDB)
 	err = idb.StoreIdentityImages(iis)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/images/database.go b/images/database.go
index d544dc311..4758f2630 100644
--- a/images/database.go
+++ b/images/database.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (d *Database) StoreIdentityImages(iis []*IdentityImage) (err error) {
 	defer stmt.Close()
 
 	for _, ii := range iis {
-		_, err = stmt.Exec(ii.Name, ii.Payload, ii.Width, ii.Height, ii.FileSize, ii.ResizeTarget)
+		_, err = stmt.Exec(&ii.Name, &ii.Payload, &ii.Width, &ii.Height, &ii.FileSize, &ii.ResizeTarget)
 		if err != nil {
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/images/database_test.go b/images/database_test.go
index de1517bfe..22b4b0070 100644
--- a/images/database_test.go
+++ b/images/database_test.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func TestDatabase_GetIdentityImages(t *testing.T) {
 	defer stop()
 	seedTestDB(t, db)
 
-	expected := `[{"name":"large","uri":"data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUg=","width":240,"height":300,"file_size":1024,"resize_target":240},{"name":"thumbnail","uri":"data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/2wCEAFA3PEY8MlA=","width":80,"height":80,"file_size":256,"resize_target":80}]`
+	expected := `[{"type":"large","uri":"data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUg=","width":240,"height":300,"file_size":1024,"resize_target":240},{"type":"thumbnail","uri":"data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/2wCEAFA3PEY8MlA=","width":80,"height":80,"file_size":256,"resize_target":80}]`
 
 	oiis, err := db.GetIdentityImages()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ func TestDatabase_GetIdentityImage(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			SmallDimName,
-			`{"name":"thumbnail","uri":"data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/2wCEAFA3PEY8MlA=","width":80,"height":80,"file_size":256,"resize_target":80}`,
+			`{"type":"thumbnail","uri":"data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/2wCEAFA3PEY8MlA=","width":80,"height":80,"file_size":256,"resize_target":80}`,
 		},
 		{
 			LargeDimName,
-			`{"name":"large","uri":"data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUg=","width":240,"height":300,"file_size":1024,"resize_target":240}`,
+			`{"type":"large","uri":"data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUg=","width":240,"height":300,"file_size":1024,"resize_target":240}`,
 		},
 	}