diff --git a/services/application/src/actions/user/set-unverified-data.js b/services/application/src/actions/user/set-unverified-data.js
index 7fb37dee..1ea59c12 100644
--- a/services/application/src/actions/user/set-unverified-data.js
+++ b/services/application/src/actions/user/set-unverified-data.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const { createRequiredParamError } = require('@base-cms/micro').service;
 const { isObject, asArray } = require('@base-cms/utils');
 const setConsentAnswer = require('./utils/set-regional-consent-answer');
 const setCustomSelectAnswers = require('./utils/set-custom-select-answers');
+const setCustomTextAnswers = require('./utils/set-custom-text-answers');
 
 const { AppUser } = require('../../mongodb/models');
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ module.exports = async ({ applicationId, email, payload } = {}) => {
   const {
     // customBooleanFieldAnswers,
     customSelectFieldAnswers,
-    // customTextFieldAnswers,
+    customTextFieldAnswers,
     regionalConsentAnswers,
     ...fields
   } = payload;
@@ -33,9 +34,9 @@ module.exports = async ({ applicationId, email, payload } = {}) => {
     setCustomSelectAnswers({ user, answers: customSelectFieldAnswers });
   }
 
-  // if (asArray(customTextFieldAnswers).length) {
-  //   setCustomTextAnswers({ user, answers: customTextFieldAnswers });
-  // }
+  if (asArray(customTextFieldAnswers).length) {
+    setCustomTextAnswers({ user, answers: customTextFieldAnswers });
+  }
 
   // overwrite/set regional consent answers
   user.set('regionalConsentAnswers', []);
diff --git a/services/application/src/actions/user/update-custom-text-answers.js b/services/application/src/actions/user/update-custom-text-answers.js
index 79052f34..77f8f9f8 100644
--- a/services/application/src/actions/user/update-custom-text-answers.js
+++ b/services/application/src/actions/user/update-custom-text-answers.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ const { createRequiredParamError } = require('@base-cms/micro').service;
 const { handleError } = require('@identity-x/utils').mongoose;
 
 const { AppUser } = require('../../mongodb/models');
+const setCustomTextAnswers = require('./utils/set-custom-text-answers');
+
 
 const { isArray } = Array;
 
@@ -21,26 +23,8 @@ module.exports = async ({
   // do not update user answers when passed answers are not an array
   if (!isArray(answers)) return user;
 
-  // get all current answers as object { id, value }
-  const userObj = user.customTextFieldAnswers.reduce(
-    (obj, item) => ({ ...obj, [item._id]: item.value }), {},
-  );
-
-  // get new answers as object { id, value }
-  const newAnswers = answers.reduce(
-    (obj, item) => ({ ...obj, [item.fieldId]: item.value }), {},
-  );
-
-  // merge new and old ansers to account for old non active answers
-  const mergedAnswers = { ...userObj, ...newAnswers };
-
-  // convert merged answers into valid array of { _id, value } answers
-  const toSet = Object.keys(mergedAnswers).map((key) => {
-    const obj = { _id: key, value: mergedAnswers[key] };
-    return obj;
-  });
+  setCustomTextAnswers({ user, answers });
 
-  user.set('customTextFieldAnswers', toSet);
   if (profileLastVerifiedAt) {
     user.set('profileLastVerifiedAt', profileLastVerifiedAt);
     user.set('forceProfileReVerification', false);
diff --git a/services/application/src/actions/user/utils/set-custom-text-answers.js b/services/application/src/actions/user/utils/set-custom-text-answers.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f873ffc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/application/src/actions/user/utils/set-custom-text-answers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+const { createRequiredParamError } = require('@base-cms/micro').service;
+
+module.exports = ({ user, answers }) => {
+  if (!answers) throw createRequiredParamError('answers');
+  // get all current answers as object { id, value }
+  const userObj = user.customTextFieldAnswers.reduce(
+    (obj, item) => ({ ...obj, [item._id]: item.value }), {},
+  );
+
+  // get new answers as object { id, value }
+  const newAnswers = answers.reduce(
+    (obj, item) => ({ ...obj, [item.fieldId]: item.value }), {},
+  );
+
+  // merge new and old ansers to account for old non active answers
+  const mergedAnswers = { ...userObj, ...newAnswers };
+
+  // convert merged answers into valid array of { _id, value } answers
+  const toSet = Object.keys(mergedAnswers).map((key) => {
+    const obj = { _id: key, value: mergedAnswers[key] };
+    return obj;
+  });
+
+  user.set('customTextFieldAnswers', toSet);
+};
diff --git a/services/graphql/src/graphql/definitions/app-user.js b/services/graphql/src/graphql/definitions/app-user.js
index f45ba80e..bc9e642b 100644
--- a/services/graphql/src/graphql/definitions/app-user.js
+++ b/services/graphql/src/graphql/definitions/app-user.js
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ input SetAppUserUnverifiedDataMutationInput {
 
   # customBooleanFieldAnswers: [UpdateAppUserCustomBooleanAnswer!] = []
   customSelectFieldAnswers: [UpdateAppUserCustomSelectAnswer!] = []
-  # customTextFieldAnswers: [UpdateAppUserCustomTextAnswer!] = []
+  customTextFieldAnswers: [UpdateAppUserCustomTextAnswer!] = []
   regionalConsentAnswers: [SetAppUserRegionalConsentAnswerInput!] = []
 }
 
diff --git a/services/graphql/src/graphql/resolvers/app-user.js b/services/graphql/src/graphql/resolvers/app-user.js
index 7994dd5d..2bb5c16d 100644
--- a/services/graphql/src/graphql/resolvers/app-user.js
+++ b/services/graphql/src/graphql/resolvers/app-user.js
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ module.exports = {
         regionalConsentAnswers,
         // customBooleanFieldAnswers,
         customSelectFieldAnswers,
-        // customTextFieldAnswers,
+        customTextFieldAnswers,
       } = input;
 
       const payload = {
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ module.exports = {
         regionalConsentAnswers,
         // customBooleanFieldAnswers,
         customSelectFieldAnswers,
-        // customTextFieldAnswers,
+        customTextFieldAnswers,
       };
 
       return applicationService.request('user.setUnverifiedData', {