diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/user/DefaultUserManager.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/user/DefaultUserManager.java
index 31dcfb0c7e..6851f67054 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/user/DefaultUserManager.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/user/DefaultUserManager.java
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ public class DefaultUserManager extends AbstractUserManager
     {
       User user = (User) unmarshaller.unmarshal(input);
 
+      user.setType(userDAO.getType());
       user.setCreationDate(System.currentTimeMillis());
       userDAO.add(user);
     }