diff --git a/policycoreutils/semanage/seobject.py b/policycoreutils/semanage/seobject.py
index 568ebfde..2edb050b 100644
--- a/policycoreutils/semanage/seobject.py
+++ b/policycoreutils/semanage/seobject.py
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ class loginRecords(semanageRecords):
 
 		if sename != "":
 			semanage_seuser_set_sename(self.sh, u, sename)
+                        self.sename = sename
 		else:
 			self.sename = self.oldsename