diff --git a/api/src/middlewares/desktop.ts b/api/src/middlewares/desktop.ts
index bda4d4e..b2935fd 100644
--- a/api/src/middlewares/desktop.ts
+++ b/api/src/middlewares/desktop.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { RequestHandler, Request } from 'express'
+import { userInfo } from 'os'
 import { RequestUser } from '../types'
 import { ModeType } from '../utils'
 
@@ -29,8 +30,8 @@ export const desktopRestrict: RequestHandler = (req, res, next) => {
 export const desktopUser: RequestUser = {
   userId: 12345,
   clientId: 'desktop_app',
-  username: 'DESKTOPusername',
-  displayName: 'DESKTOP User',
+  username: userInfo().username,
+  displayName: userInfo().username,
   isAdmin: true,
   isActive: true
 }
diff --git a/web/src/containers/Settings/profile.tsx b/web/src/containers/Settings/profile.tsx
index 14d8e09..06602e7 100644
--- a/web/src/containers/Settings/profile.tsx
+++ b/web/src/containers/Settings/profile.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
 } from '@mui/material'
 import { toast } from 'react-toastify'
 
-import { AppContext } from '../../context/appContext'
+import { AppContext, ModeType } from '../../context/appContext'
 
 const Profile = () => {
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false)
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ const Profile = () => {
               required
               value={user.displayName}
               variant="outlined"
+              disabled={appContext.mode === ModeType.Desktop}
             />
           </Grid>
 
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ const Profile = () => {
               required
               value={user.username}
               variant="outlined"
+              disabled={appContext.mode === ModeType.Desktop}
             />
           </Grid>
 
diff --git a/web/src/context/appContext.tsx b/web/src/context/appContext.tsx
index 7620901..44b3db9 100644
--- a/web/src/context/appContext.tsx
+++ b/web/src/context/appContext.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ import React, {
 } from 'react'
 import axios from 'axios'
 
+export enum ModeType {
+  Server = 'server',
+  Desktop = 'desktop'
+}
+
 interface AppContextProps {
   checkingSession: boolean
   loggedIn: boolean
@@ -19,6 +24,7 @@ interface AppContextProps {
   setUsername: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string>> | null
   displayName: string
   setDisplayName: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string>> | null
+  mode: ModeType
   logout: (() => void) | null
 }
 
@@ -32,6 +38,7 @@ export const AppContext = createContext<AppContextProps>({
   setUsername: null,
   displayName: '',
   setDisplayName: null,
+  mode: ModeType.Server,
   logout: null
 })
 
@@ -42,6 +49,7 @@ const AppContextProvider = (props: { children: ReactNode }) => {
   const [userId, setUserId] = useState(0)
   const [username, setUsername] = useState('')
   const [displayName, setDisplayName] = useState('')
+  const [mode, setMode] = useState(ModeType.Server)
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setCheckingSession(true)
@@ -60,6 +68,14 @@ const AppContextProvider = (props: { children: ReactNode }) => {
         setLoggedIn(false)
         axios.get('/') // get CSRF TOKEN
       })
+
+    axios
+      .get('/SASjsApi/info')
+      .then((res) => res.data)
+      .then((data: any) => {
+        setMode(data.mode)
+      })
+      .catch(() => {})
   }, [])
 
   const logout = useCallback(() => {
@@ -82,6 +98,7 @@ const AppContextProvider = (props: { children: ReactNode }) => {
         setUsername,
         displayName,
         setDisplayName,
+        mode,
         logout
       }}
     >