diff --git a/js/background.js b/js/background.js
index e446cc84b..76ae88606 100644
--- a/js/background.js
+++ b/js/background.js
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@
     Whisper.events.on('onEditProfile', () => {
       const ourNumber = textsecure.storage.user.getNumber();
       const profile = storage.getLocalProfile();
-      const displayName = profile && profile.name && profile.name.displayName;
+      const displayName = profile && profile.displayName;
       if (appView) {
         appView.showNicknameDialog({
           title: window.i18n('editProfileTitle'),
diff --git a/js/models/conversations.js b/js/models/conversations.js
index 005d94c71..6ff015d25 100644
--- a/js/models/conversations.js
+++ b/js/models/conversations.js
@@ -1978,7 +1978,7 @@
       // Prioritise nickname over the profile display name
       const nickname = this.getNickname();
       const profile = this.getLocalProfile();
-      const displayName = profile && profile.name && profile.name.displayName;
+      const displayName = profile && profile.displayName;
 
       const profileName = nickname || displayName || null;
       await this.setProfileName(profileName);
diff --git a/js/models/profile.js b/js/models/profile.js
index 6a92504d4..64f89f64b 100644
--- a/js/models/profile.js
+++ b/js/models/profile.js
@@ -29,11 +29,9 @@
     const profile = storage.getLocalProfile();
     const newProfile = profile || {};
     if (_.isEmpty(trimmed)) {
-      delete newProfile.name;
+      delete newProfile.displayName;
     } else {
-      newProfile.name = {
-        displayName: trimmed,
-      };
+      newProfile.displayName = trimmed;
     }
 
     await storage.saveLocalProfile(newProfile);
diff --git a/libtextsecure/sendmessage.js b/libtextsecure/sendmessage.js
index d55bdf395..c2be038d8 100644
--- a/libtextsecure/sendmessage.js
+++ b/libtextsecure/sendmessage.js
@@ -143,10 +143,12 @@ Message.prototype = {
       proto.profileKey = this.profileKey;
     }
 
-    if (this.profile && this.profile.name) {
-      const contact = new textsecure.protobuf.DataMessage.Contact();
-      contact.name = this.profile.name;
-      proto.profile = contact;
+    // Only send the display name for now.
+    // In the future we might want to extend this to send other things.
+    if (this.profile && this.profile.displayName) {
+      const profile = new textsecure.protobuf.DataMessage.LokiProfile();
+      profile.displayName = this.profile.displayName;
+      proto.profile = profile;
     }
 
     this.dataMessage = proto;
diff --git a/protos/SignalService.proto b/protos/SignalService.proto
index cc2660060..63f20ec07 100644
--- a/protos/SignalService.proto
+++ b/protos/SignalService.proto
@@ -180,6 +180,11 @@ message DataMessage {
     optional AttachmentPointer image = 3;
   }
 
+  // Loki: A custom message for our profile
+  message LokiProfile {
+    optional string displayName = 1;
+  }
+
   optional string             body        = 1;
   repeated AttachmentPointer  attachments = 2;
   optional GroupContext       group       = 3;
@@ -190,7 +195,7 @@ message DataMessage {
   optional Quote              quote       = 8;
   repeated Contact            contact     = 9;
   repeated Preview            preview     = 10;
-  optional Contact            profile     = 101; // Loki: The profile of the current user
+  optional LokiProfile        profile     = 101; // Loki: The profile of the current user
 }
 
 message NullMessage {
diff --git a/test/models/profile_test.js b/test/models/profile_test.js
index 11112f62c..9f9db696a 100644
--- a/test/models/profile_test.js
+++ b/test/models/profile_test.js
@@ -72,13 +72,8 @@ describe('Profile', () => {
 
     it('saves the display name', async () => {
       await storage.setProfileName('hi there!');
-
-      const expected = {
-        displayName: 'hi there!',
-      };
       const profile = storage.getLocalProfile();
-      assert.exists(profile.name);
-      assert.deepEqual(expected, profile.name);
+      assert.deepEqual(profile.displayName, 'hi there!');
     });
 
     it('saves the display name without overwriting the other profile properties', async () => {
@@ -88,9 +83,7 @@ describe('Profile', () => {
 
       const expected = {
         ...profile,
-        name: {
-          displayName: 'hi there!',
-        },
+        displayName: 'hi there!',
       };
       assert.deepEqual(expected, storage.getLocalProfile());
     });
@@ -98,23 +91,18 @@ describe('Profile', () => {
     it('trims the display name', async () => {
       await storage.setProfileName('  in    middle  ');
       const profile = storage.getLocalProfile();
-      const name = {
-        displayName: 'in    middle',
-      };
-      assert.deepEqual(name, profile.name);
+      assert.deepEqual('in    middle', profile.displayName);
     });
 
-    it('unsets the name property if it is empty', async () => {
+    it('unsets the display name property if it is empty', async () => {
       const profile = {
-        name: {
-          displayName: 'HI THERE!',
-        },
+        displayName: 'HI THERE!',
       };
       await storage.put(PROFILE_ID, profile);
-      assert.exists(storage.getLocalProfile().name);
+      assert.exists(storage.getLocalProfile().displayName);
 
       await storage.setProfileName('');
-      assert.notExists(storage.getLocalProfile().name);
+      assert.notExists(storage.getLocalProfile().displayName);
     });
   });
 });