diff --git a/src/controllers/comments.js b/src/controllers/comments.js
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+import axios from 'axios'
+const API = process.env.REACT_APP_API || 'http://localhost:1337'
+
+export async function replyToComment(e) {
+  e.preventDefault()
+  const user = {} // TODO update properties from form
+  console.log(e.target)
+  try {
+    const { data, error } = await axios.put(API + `/api/user`, user)
+    console.log('Trying to update user profile: ', user)
+    if (error) {
+      alert('Received error when updating user profile: ', error)
+    } else if (data) {
+      this.setState({ user: data })
+      console.log('Successfully updated user profile:', data)
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    alert(`Updating user profile failed: ${e}`)
+  }
+}