diff --git a/src/user.js b/src/user.js
index 0a7bd11196..482e9a4cfd 100644
--- a/src/user.js
+++ b/src/user.js
@@ -196,14 +196,14 @@ var	async = require('async'),
 	};
 
 	User.setUserField = function(uid, field, value, callback) {
-		plugins.fireHook('action:user.set', field, value, 'set');
+		plugins.fireHook('action:user.set', {field: field, value: value, type: 'set'});
 		db.setObjectField('user:' + uid, field, value, callback);
 	};
 
 	User.setUserFields = function(uid, data, callback) {
 		for (var field in data) {
 			if (data.hasOwnProperty(field)) {
-				plugins.fireHook('action:user.set', field, data[field], 'set');
+				plugins.fireHook('action:user.set', {field: field, value: data[field], type: 'set'});
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -211,22 +211,26 @@ var	async = require('async'),
 	};
 
 	User.incrementUserFieldBy = function(uid, field, value, callback) {
+		callback = callback || function() {};
 		db.incrObjectFieldBy('user:' + uid, field, value, function(err, value) {
-			plugins.fireHook('action:user.set', field, value, 'increment');
-
-			if (typeof callback === 'function') {
-				callback(err, value);
+			if (err) {
+				return callback(err);
 			}
+			plugins.fireHook('action:user.set', {field: field, value: value, type: 'increment'});
+
+			callback(null, value);
 		});
 	};
 
 	User.decrementUserFieldBy = function(uid, field, value, callback) {
+		callback = callback || function() {};
 		db.incrObjectFieldBy('user:' + uid, field, -value, function(err, value) {
-			plugins.fireHook('action:user.set', field, value, 'decrement');
-
-			if (typeof callback === 'function') {
-				callback(err, value);
+			if (err) {
+				return callback(err);
 			}
+			plugins.fireHook('action:user.set', {field: field, value: value,  type: 'decrement'});
+
+			callback(null, value);
 		});
 	};