diff --git a/src/Profile.api.js b/src/Profile.api.js
index 95f955c..fe188e0 100644
--- a/src/Profile.api.js
+++ b/src/Profile.api.js
@@ -62,21 +62,71 @@ var constructor = function(db) {
 		}
 
 		if(req.method == "DELETE") {
-			var changeset = {
-				"data": {}
-			};
-			db.merge(req.session.data.user.profile, changeset, function(err, result) {
+			db.get(req.session.data.user.profile, function(err, doc) {
 				if(err) {
 					console.log(err);
 					res.send(200, JSON.stringify({
 						"success": false,
-						"error": "Something went wrong updating the profile document!"
-					}));
-				} else {
-					res.send(200, JSON.stringify({
-						"success": true
+						"error": "Could not fetch old profile document!"
 					}));
+					return;
 				}
+				//delete profile document
+				db.remove(doc._id, doc._rev, function(err, result) {
+					if(err) {
+						console.log(err);
+						res.send(200, JSON.stringify({
+							"success": false,
+							"error": "Could not remove old profile document!"
+						}));
+						return;
+					}
+					//create new profile document
+					db.save({
+						"type": "profile",
+						"data": {}
+					}, function(err, result) {
+						if(err) {
+							console.log(err);
+							res.send(200, JSON.stringify({
+								"success": false,
+								"error": "Could not create new profile document!"
+							}));
+							return;
+						}
+						//update profile id value in user document
+						var newProfileDocument = result;
+						var changeset = {
+							"profile": newProfileDocument.id
+						};
+						db.merge(req.session.data.user._id, changeset, function(err, result) {
+							if(err) {
+								console.log(err);
+								res.send(200, JSON.stringify({
+									"success": false,
+									"error": "Could not update user document!"
+								}));
+								return;
+							}
+							db.get(req.session.data.user._id, function(err, doc) {
+								if(err) {
+									console.log(err);
+									res.send(200, JSON.stringify({
+										"success": false,
+										"error": "Could not re-read user document!"
+									}));
+									return;
+								}
+								//update profile id in session data.
+								req.session.data.user.profile = newProfileDocument.id;
+								//send response
+								res.send(200, JSON.stringify({
+									"success": true
+								}));
+							});
+						});
+					});
+				});
 			});
 		}
 	};