diff --git a/calefaction/auth.py b/calefaction/auth.py
index c67259b..1521229 100644
--- a/calefaction/auth.py
+++ b/calefaction/auth.py
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class AuthManager:
             return False
 
         self._debug("Setting style to %s for char id=%d", style, cid)
-        g.db.set_character_style(cid, style)
+        g.db.update_character(cid, "style", style)
 
         if hasattr(g, "_character_props"):
             delattr(g, "_character_props")
diff --git a/calefaction/database.py b/calefaction/database.py
index 073ef50..6ba7349 100644
--- a/calefaction/database.py
+++ b/calefaction/database.py
@@ -148,11 +148,13 @@ class Database:
         res = self._conn.execute(query, (cid,)).fetchall()
         return {"name": res[0][0], "style": res[0][1]} if res else {}
 
-    def set_character_style(self, cid, style):
-        """Update a character's style setting."""
+    def update_character(self, cid, prop, value):
+        """Update a property for the given character."""
+        props = {"name": "character_name", "style": "character_style"}
+        field = props[prop]
         with self._conn as conn:
-            conn.execute("""UPDATE character SET character_style = ?
-                WHERE character_id = ?""", (style, cid))
+            conn.execute("""UPDATE character SET {} = ?
+                WHERE character_id = ?""".format(field), (value, cid))
 
     def set_auth(self, cid, token, expires, refresh):
         """Set the authentication info for the given character."""