diff --git a/kallithea/controllers/admin/gists.py b/kallithea/controllers/admin/gists.py
--- a/kallithea/controllers/admin/gists.py
+++ b/kallithea/controllers/admin/gists.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class GistsController(BaseController):
     def index(self):
         """GET /admin/gists: All items in the collection"""
         # url('gists')
-        not_default_user = c.authuser.username != User.DEFAULT_USER
+        not_default_user = not c.authuser.is_default_user
         c.show_private = request.GET.get('private') and not_default_user
         c.show_public = request.GET.get('public') and not_default_user
 
diff --git a/kallithea/controllers/login.py b/kallithea/controllers/login.py
--- a/kallithea/controllers/login.py
+++ b/kallithea/controllers/login.py
@@ -78,11 +78,10 @@ class LoginController(BaseController):
         else:
             c.came_from = url('home')
 
-        not_default = self.authuser.username != User.DEFAULT_USER
         ip_allowed = AuthUser.check_ip_allowed(self.authuser, self.ip_addr)
 
         # redirect if already logged in
-        if self.authuser.is_authenticated and not_default and ip_allowed:
+        if self.authuser.is_authenticated and not self.authuser.is_default_user and ip_allowed:
             raise HTTPFound(location=c.came_from)
 
         if request.POST:
diff --git a/kallithea/controllers/summary.py b/kallithea/controllers/summary.py
--- a/kallithea/controllers/summary.py
+++ b/kallithea/controllers/summary.py
@@ -114,8 +114,9 @@ class SummaryController(BaseRepoControll
     def index(self, repo_name):
         _load_changelog_summary()
 
-        username = ''
-        if self.authuser.username != User.DEFAULT_USER:
+        if self.authuser.is_default_user:
+            username = ''
+        else:
             username = safe_str(self.authuser.username)
 
         _def_clone_uri = _def_clone_uri_by_id = c.clone_uri_tmpl
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/auth.py b/kallithea/lib/auth.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/auth.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/auth.py
@@ -509,7 +509,8 @@ class AuthUser(object):
             is_user_loaded =  self._fill_data(self.anonymous_user)
 
         # The anonymous user is always "logged in".
-        if self.user_id == self.anonymous_user.user_id:
+        self.is_default_user = (self.user_id == self.anonymous_user.user_id)
+        if self.is_default_user:
             self.is_authenticated = True
 
         if not self.username:
@@ -626,7 +627,7 @@ class AuthUser(object):
             % (self.user_id, self.username, self.is_authenticated)
 
     def set_authenticated(self, authenticated=True):
-        if self.user_id != self.anonymous_user.user_id:
+        if not self.is_default_user:
             self.is_authenticated = authenticated
 
     def to_cookie(self):
@@ -816,9 +817,7 @@ class NotAnonymous(object):
 
         log.debug('Checking if user is not anonymous @%s', cls)
 
-        anonymous = self.user.username == User.DEFAULT_USER
-
-        if anonymous:
+        if self.user.is_default_user:
             return redirect_to_login(_('You need to be a registered user to '
                     'perform this action'))
         else:
@@ -848,9 +847,7 @@ class PermsDecorator(object):
 
         else:
             log.debug('Permission denied for %s %s', cls, self.user)
-            anonymous = self.user.username == User.DEFAULT_USER
-
-            if anonymous:
+            if self.user.is_default_user:
                 return redirect_to_login(_('You need to be signed in to view this page'))
             else:
                 raise HTTPForbidden()