diff --git a/apps/users/views/profile/pubkey.py b/apps/users/views/profile/pubkey.py
index 52c149084..4010fd996 100644
--- a/apps/users/views/profile/pubkey.py
+++ b/apps/users/views/profile/pubkey.py
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ class UserPublicKeyGenerateView(PermissionsMixin, View):
     def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         username = request.user.username
         private, public = ssh_key_gen(username=username, hostname='jumpserver')
-        request.user.public_key = public
-        request.user.save()
+        request.user.set_public_key(public)
         response = HttpResponse(private, content_type='text/plain')
         filename = "{0}-jumpserver.pem".format(username)
         response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename={}'.format(filename)