diff --git a/twistter-frontend/src/pages/user.js b/twistter-frontend/src/pages/user.js
index 139a1a4..750fc0a 100644
--- a/twistter-frontend/src/pages/user.js
+++ b/twistter-frontend/src/pages/user.js
@@ -216,9 +216,11 @@ class user extends Component {
 		// showing the logged in users profile, instead of retreiving the
 		// profile based on the URL entered
 		let editButtonMarkup = true ? (
+      <Link to="/edit">
 			<Button className={classes.button} variant="outlined" color="primary">
 				Edit Profile
 			</Button>
+      </Link>
 		) : null;
 
 		return (