diff --git a/packages/cli/src/controllers/__tests__/me.controller.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/controllers/__tests__/me.controller.test.ts
index 6e187f9cd5..4a313552af 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/controllers/__tests__/me.controller.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/controllers/__tests__/me.controller.test.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ describe('MeController', () => {
 		it('should update the user in the DB, and issue a new cookie', async () => {
 			const user = mock<User>({
 				id: '123',
+				email: 'valid@email.com',
 				password: 'password',
 				authIdentities: [],
 				role: 'global:owner',
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ describe('MeController', () => {
 			const reqBody = { email: 'valid@email.com', firstName: 'John', lastName: 'Potato' };
 			const req = mock<MeRequest.UserUpdate>({ user, body: reqBody, browserId });
 			const res = mock<Response>();
+			userRepository.findOneByOrFail.mockResolvedValue(user);
 			userRepository.findOneOrFail.mockResolvedValue(user);
 			jest.spyOn(jwt, 'sign').mockImplementation(() => 'signed-token');
 			userService.toPublic.mockResolvedValue({} as unknown as PublicUser);
@@ -66,7 +68,10 @@ describe('MeController', () => {
 			]);
 
 			expect(userService.update).toHaveBeenCalled();
-
+			expect(eventService.emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith('user-updated', {
+				user,
+				fieldsChanged: ['firstName', 'lastName'], // email did not change
+			});
 			expect(res.cookie).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
 				AUTH_COOKIE_NAME,
 				'signed-token',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/controllers/__tests__/users.controller.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/controllers/__tests__/users.controller.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..38a4399cab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/controllers/__tests__/users.controller.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { mock } from 'jest-mock-extended';
+import { UsersController } from '../users.controller';
+import type { UserRequest } from '@/requests';
+import type { EventService } from '@/events/event.service';
+import type { User } from '@/databases/entities/User';
+import type { UserRepository } from '@/databases/repositories/user.repository';
+import type { ProjectService } from '@/services/project.service';
+
+describe('UsersController', () => {
+	const eventService = mock<EventService>();
+	const userRepository = mock<UserRepository>();
+	const projectService = mock<ProjectService>();
+	const controller = new UsersController(
+		mock(),
+		mock(),
+		mock(),
+		mock(),
+		userRepository,
+		mock(),
+		mock(),
+		mock(),
+		mock(),
+		mock(),
+		projectService,
+		eventService,
+	);
+
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		jest.restoreAllMocks();
+	});
+
+	describe('changeGlobalRole', () => {
+		it('should emit event user-changed-role', async () => {
+			const request = mock<UserRequest.ChangeRole>({
+				user: { id: '123' },
+				params: { id: '456' },
+				body: { newRoleName: 'global:member' },
+			});
+			userRepository.findOne.mockResolvedValue(mock<User>({ id: '456' }));
+			projectService.getUserOwnedOrAdminProjects.mockResolvedValue([]);
+
+			await controller.changeGlobalRole(request);
+
+			expect(eventService.emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith('user-changed-role', {
+				userId: '123',
+				targetUserId: '456',
+				targetUserNewRole: 'global:member',
+				publicApi: false,
+			});
+		});
+	});
+});
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/controllers/me.controller.ts b/packages/cli/src/controllers/me.controller.ts
index 2073f737c4..2a0526b3cc 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/controllers/me.controller.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/controllers/me.controller.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export class MeController {
 
 		await this.externalHooks.run('user.profile.beforeUpdate', [userId, currentEmail, payload]);
 
+		const preUpdateUser = await this.userRepository.findOneByOrFail({ id: userId });
 		await this.userService.update(userId, payload);
 		const user = await this.userRepository.findOneOrFail({
 			where: { id: userId },
@@ -98,7 +99,10 @@ export class MeController {
 
 		this.authService.issueCookie(res, user, req.browserId);
 
-		const fieldsChanged = Object.keys(payload);
+		const fieldsChanged = (Object.keys(payload) as Array<keyof UserUpdatePayload>).filter(
+			(key) => payload[key] !== preUpdateUser[key],
+		);
+
 		this.eventService.emit('user-updated', { user, fieldsChanged });
 
 		const publicUser = await this.userService.toPublic(user);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/controllers/users.controller.ts b/packages/cli/src/controllers/users.controller.ts
index c834d2cc23..f3055ee4dc 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/controllers/users.controller.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/controllers/users.controller.ts
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ export class UsersController {
 		this.eventService.emit('user-changed-role', {
 			userId: req.user.id,
 			targetUserId: targetUser.id,
-			targetUserNewRole: ['global', payload.newRoleName].join(' '),
+			targetUserNewRole: payload.newRoleName,
 			publicApi: false,
 		});