diff --git a/src/app/shared/cookies/browser-klaro.service.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/cookies/browser-klaro.service.spec.ts
index 953734d38c5..6df703d4f69 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/cookies/browser-klaro.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/cookies/browser-klaro.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { TestBed, fakeAsync, tick } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { getTestScheduler } from 'jasmine-marbles';
 import clone from 'lodash/clone';
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
 import { ANONYMOUS_STORAGE_NAME_KLARO } from './klaro-configuration';
 
 describe('BrowserKlaroService', () => {
+  let originalLocation;
   const trackingIdProp = 'google.analytics.key';
   const trackingIdTestValue = 'mock-tracking-id';
   const googleAnalytics = 'google-analytics';
@@ -128,6 +129,11 @@ describe('BrowserKlaroService', () => {
     service.klaroConfig = mockConfig;
   });
 
+  afterEach(() => {
+    // Restore the original location after each test
+    window.location = originalLocation;
+  });
+
   it('should be created', () => {
     expect(service).toBeTruthy();
   });
@@ -278,13 +284,25 @@ describe('BrowserKlaroService', () => {
 
       spyOn(updatedUser, 'setMetadata');
       spyOn(JSON, 'stringify').and.returnValue(cookieConsentString);
+      spyOn(window.location, 'reload').and.stub(); // Prevents actual reload
       ePersonService.createPatchFromCache.and.returnValue(observableOf([operation]));
-    });
-    it('should call patch on the data service', () => {
-      service.setSettingsForUser(updatedUser, cookieConsent);
-      expect(updatedUser.setMetadata).toHaveBeenCalledWith(COOKIE_MDFIELD, undefined, cookieConsentString);
-      expect(ePersonService.patch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(updatedUser, [operation]);
-    });
+      ePersonService.patch.and.returnValue(observableOf(undefined)); // Ensure this is mocked if it returns an Observable.
+    });
+    it('should call patch on the data service and reload the page', fakeAsync(() => {
+      // Call your method
+      service.updateSettingsForUsers(user);
+    
+      // Simulate time passage for async operations
+      tick();
+    
+      // Check if ePersonService.patch was called as expected
+      expect(ePersonService.patch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        jasmine.any(EPerson),
+        jasmine.any(Array) // Adjust based on expected operations
+      );
+      // Now check if window.location.reload was called
+      expect(window.location.reload).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    }));
   });
 
   describe('setSettingsForUser when there are no changes', () => {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/cookies/browser-klaro.service.ts b/src/app/shared/cookies/browser-klaro.service.ts
index f673a417363..4bb5e95b1b4 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/cookies/browser-klaro.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/cookies/browser-klaro.service.ts
@@ -308,13 +308,13 @@ export class BrowserKlaroService extends KlaroService {
    * @param user The user to save the settings for
    * @param config The consent settings for the user to save
    */
-  setSettingsForUser(user: EPerson, config: object) {
+  setSettingsForUser(user: EPerson, config: object): Observable<any> {
     if (isNotEmpty(config)) {
       user.setMetadata(COOKIE_MDFIELD, undefined, JSON.stringify(config));
     } else {
       user.removeMetadata(COOKIE_MDFIELD);
     }
-    this.ePersonService.createPatchFromCache(user)
+    return this.ePersonService.createPatchFromCache(user)
       .pipe(
         take(1),
         switchMap((operations: Operation[]) => {
@@ -322,9 +322,8 @@ export class BrowserKlaroService extends KlaroService {
             return this.ePersonService.patch(user, operations);
           }
           return observableOf(undefined);
-        },
-        ),
-      ).subscribe();
+        })
+      );
   }
 
   /**
@@ -340,7 +339,16 @@ export class BrowserKlaroService extends KlaroService {
    * @param user
    */
   updateSettingsForUsers(user: EPerson) {
-    this.setSettingsForUser(user, this.cookieService.get(this.getStorageName(user.uuid)));
+    this.setSettingsForUser(user, this.cookieService.get(this.getStorageName(user.uuid)))
+      .subscribe({
+        next: (response) => {
+          // Settings saved successfully, now reload the page
+          window.location.reload();
+        },
+        error: (err) => {
+          console.error('Error updating user settings', err);
+        },
+      });
   }
 
   /**