diff --git a/src/person/controllers/update_controller.py b/src/person/controllers/update_controller.py
index 84260fa..b0d9323 100644
--- a/src/person/controllers/update_controller.py
+++ b/src/person/controllers/update_controller.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+import os
 
 from api.utils import failure_response
 from api.utils import success_response
@@ -11,10 +12,11 @@
 
 
 class UpdatePersonController:
-    def __init__(self, user, data, serializer):
+    def __init__(self, user, data, profile_pic, serializer):
         self._data = data
         self._serializer = serializer
         self._user = user
+        self._profile_pic = profile_pic
         self._person = self._user.person
 
     def process(self):
@@ -23,7 +25,6 @@ def process(self):
         last_name = self._data.get("last_name")
         grade = self._data.get("grade")
         phone_number = self._data.get("phone_number")
-        profile_pic_base64 = self._data.get("profile_pic_base64")
         prompts = self._data.get("prompts")
         pronouns = self._data.get("pronouns")
 
@@ -54,10 +55,11 @@ def process(self):
         self._user.save()
         self._person.save()
 
-        if profile_pic_base64 == "":
+        if not self._profile_pic:
             remove_profile_pic(self._user.id)
-        elif profile_pic_base64 is not None:
-            upload_profile_pic(self._user.id, profile_pic_base64)
+        else:
+            remove_profile_pic(self._user.id)
+            upload_profile_pic(self._user.id, os.environ.get("IMAGE_BUCKET_NAME"), self._profile_pic)
 
         self._user = User.objects.get(id=self._user.id)
         return success_response(self._serializer(self._user).data)
diff --git a/src/person/utils.py b/src/person/utils.py
index bda20c9..f7b8c42 100644
--- a/src/person/utils.py
+++ b/src/person/utils.py
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@
 import requests
 
 
-def upload_profile_pic(user_id, profile_pic_base64):
-    """Uploads image to server and modifies user's profile_pic_url"""
-    request_body = {
-        "bucket": IMAGE_BUCKET_NAME,
-        "image": profile_pic_base64,
-    }
-    response = requests.post(IMAGE_UPLOAD_URL + "upload/", json=request_body)
+def upload_profile_pic(user_id, bucket, image_file):
+    """Uploads image to server and modifies user's profile_pic_url. Uses form data instead of JSON body."""
+    data = { "bucket": bucket }
+    files = { "image": image_file }
+    response = requests.post(IMAGE_UPLOAD_URL + "upload/", files=files, data=data)
     if response.status_code != 201:
         return
     user = User.objects.get(id=user_id)
@@ -18,6 +16,7 @@ def upload_profile_pic(user_id, profile_pic_base64):
     # if there is already a profile picture, delete old one to free up space on server
     if person.profile_pic_url:
         remove_profile_pic(user_id)
+    print(f"Upload Profile Pic: {response.json()}")
     person.profile_pic_url = response.json().get("data")
     user.save()
     person.save()
diff --git a/src/person/views.py b/src/person/views.py
index 202ffda..c261178 100644
--- a/src/person/views.py
+++ b/src/person/views.py
@@ -76,12 +76,10 @@ def get(self, request):
 
     def post(self, request):
         """Update current authenticated user."""
-        try:
-            data = json.loads(request.body)
-        except json.JSONDecodeError:
-            data = request.data
+        data = request.POST
+        profile_pic = request.FILES.get("image")
         return UpdatePersonController(
-            request.user, data, self.serializer_class
+            request.user, data, profile_pic, self.serializer_class
         ).process()
 
     def delete(self, request):
diff --git a/src/rideshare/settings.py b/src/rideshare/settings.py
index cf57c50..dbcc38c 100644
--- a/src/rideshare/settings.py
+++ b/src/rideshare/settings.py
@@ -154,3 +154,5 @@
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/ref/settings/#default-auto-field
 
 DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = "django.db.models.BigAutoField"
+
+FILE_UPLOAD_MAX_MEMORY_SIZE = 1024 * 1024 * 15