diff --git a/matrix_client/api.py b/matrix_client/api.py
index 6d5f6f40..cd9bec4b 100644
--- a/matrix_client/api.py
+++ b/matrix_client/api.py
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ def get_display_name(self, user_id):
 
     def set_display_name(self, user_id, display_name):
         content = {"displayname": display_name}
-        self._send("PUT", "/profile/%s/displayname" % user_id, content)
+        return self._send("PUT", "/profile/%s/displayname" % user_id, content)
 
     def get_avatar_url(self, user_id):
         content = self._send("GET", "/profile/%s/avatar_url" % user_id)
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ def get_avatar_url(self, user_id):
 
     def set_avatar_url(self, user_id, avatar_url):
         content = {"avatar_url": avatar_url}
-        self._send("PUT", "/profile/%s/avatar_url" % user_id, content)
+        return self._send("PUT", "/profile/%s/avatar_url" % user_id, content)
 
     def get_download_url(self, mxcurl):
         if mxcurl.startswith('mxc://'):