diff --git a/apps/api/views.py b/apps/api/views.py
index 66f1274aa..a9609cc83 100644
--- a/apps/api/views.py
+++ b/apps/api/views.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def login(request):
         if form.errors:
             errors = form.errors
         if form.is_valid():
-            login_user(request, form.get_user())
+            login_user(request, form.get_user(), backend='django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend')
             logging.user(request, "~FG~BB~SKAPI Login~SN~FW: %s / %s" % (user_agent, ip))
             code = 1
     else:
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def signup(request):
         if form.is_valid():
             try:
                 new_user = form.save()
-                login_user(request, new_user)
+                login_user(request, new_user, backend='django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend')
                 logging.user(request, "~FG~SB~BBAPI NEW SIGNUP: ~FW%s / %s" % (new_user.email, ip))
                 code = 1
             except forms.ValidationError as e:
diff --git a/apps/profile/views.py b/apps/profile/views.py
index 1881c4629..7d8cf1666 100644
--- a/apps/profile/views.py
+++ b/apps/profile/views.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def login(request):
     if request.method == "POST":
         form = LoginForm(data=request.POST)
         if form.is_valid():
-            login_user(request, form.get_user())
+            login_user(request, form.get_user(), backend='django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend')
             logging.user(form.get_user(), "~FG~BBOAuth Login~FW")
             return HttpResponseRedirect(request.POST['next'] or reverse('index'))
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def signup(request):
         form = SignupForm(data=request.POST, prefix="signup")
         if form.is_valid() and not recaptcha_error:
             new_user = form.save()
-            login_user(request, new_user)
+            login_user(request, new_user, backend='django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend')
             logging.user(new_user, "~FG~SB~BBNEW SIGNUP: ~FW%s" % new_user.email)
             new_user.profile.activate_free()
             return HttpResponseRedirect(request.POST['next'] or reverse('index'))
diff --git a/apps/reader/views.py b/apps/reader/views.py
index 66a3623e4..c2ba1ec89 100644
--- a/apps/reader/views.py
+++ b/apps/reader/views.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def login(request):
     if request.method == "POST":
         form = LoginForm(request.POST, prefix='login')
         if form.is_valid():
-            login_user(request, form.get_user())
+            login_user(request, form.get_user(), backend='django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend')
             if request.POST.get('api'):
                 logging.user(form.get_user(), "~FG~BB~SKiPhone Login~FW")
                 code = 1
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ def autologin(request, username, secret):
 
     user = profile[0].user
     user.backend = settings.AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS[0]
-    login_user(request, user)
+    login_user(request, user, backend='django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend')
     logging.user(user, "~FG~BB~SKAuto-Login. Next stop: %s~FW" % (next if next else 'Homepage',))
     
     if next and not next.startswith('/'):
@@ -2376,7 +2376,7 @@ def login_as(request):
     username = request.GET['user']
     user = get_object_or_404(User, username__iexact=username)
     user.backend = settings.AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS[0]
-    login_user(request, user)
+    login_user(request, user, backend='django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend')
     return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('index'))
     
 def iframe_buster(request):