diff --git a/contracts/eden/src/elections.cpp b/contracts/eden/src/elections.cpp
index 2e8587d2c..3e252000a 100644
--- a/contracts/eden/src/elections.cpp
+++ b/contracts/eden/src/elections.cpp
@@ -1050,6 +1050,7 @@ namespace eden
       if (old_account == value.lead_representative)
       {
          value.lead_representative = new_account;
+         global_state.set(value, contract);
       }
    }
 
diff --git a/contracts/eden/src/members.cpp b/contracts/eden/src/members.cpp
index b8d5edfab..f8d0fe211 100644
--- a/contracts/eden/src/members.cpp
+++ b/contracts/eden/src/members.cpp
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ namespace eden
    void members::rename(eosio::name account, eosio::name new_account)
    {
       auto iter = member_tb.find(account.value);
-      std::uint8_t rank = iter->election_rank();
       eosio::check(iter != member_tb.end(), "Unknown member");
+      std::uint8_t rank = iter->election_rank();
       remove_sessions(contract, account);
       // Update the members table entry
       member_tb.emplace(contract, [&](auto& new_member) {