diff --git a/rhodecode/controllers/login.py b/rhodecode/controllers/login.py
--- a/rhodecode/controllers/login.py
+++ b/rhodecode/controllers/login.py
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ from pylons import request, response, se
 from pylons.controllers.util import abort, redirect
 from rhodecode.lib.auth import AuthUser, HasPermissionAnyDecorator
 from rhodecode.lib.base import BaseController, render
-import rhodecode.lib.helpers as h 
+import rhodecode.lib.helpers as h
 from pylons.i18n.translation import _
 from rhodecode.model.forms import LoginForm, RegisterForm, PasswordResetForm
-from rhodecode.model.user_model import UserModel
+from rhodecode.model.user import UserModel
 import formencode
 import logging
 
@@ -45,17 +45,19 @@ class LoginController(BaseController):
     def index(self):
         #redirect if already logged in
         c.came_from = request.GET.get('came_from', None)
-        
-        if c.rhodecode_user.is_authenticated:
-            return redirect(url('hg_home'))
-        
+
+        if c.rhodecode_user.is_authenticated \
+                            and c.rhodecode_user.username != 'default':
+
+            return redirect(url('home'))
+
         if request.POST:
             #import Login Form validator class
             login_form = LoginForm()
             try:
                 c.form_result = login_form.to_python(dict(request.POST))
                 username = c.form_result['username']
-                user = UserModel().get_user_by_name(username)
+                user = UserModel().get_by_username(username, case_insensitive=True)
                 auth_user = AuthUser()
                 auth_user.username = user.username
                 auth_user.is_authenticated = True
@@ -66,14 +68,14 @@ class LoginController(BaseController):
                 session['rhodecode_user'] = auth_user
                 session.save()
                 log.info('user %s is now authenticated', username)
-                
+
                 user.update_lastlogin()
-                                        
+
                 if c.came_from:
                     return redirect(c.came_from)
                 else:
-                    return redirect(url('hg_home'))
-                               
+                    return redirect(url('home'))
+
             except formencode.Invalid, errors:
                 return htmlfill.render(
                     render('/login.html'),
@@ -81,30 +83,30 @@ class LoginController(BaseController):
                     errors=errors.error_dict or {},
                     prefix_error=False,
                     encoding="UTF-8")
-                        
+
         return render('/login.html')
-    
+
     @HasPermissionAnyDecorator('hg.admin', 'hg.register.auto_activate',
                                'hg.register.manual_activate')
     def register(self):
         user_model = UserModel()
         c.auto_active = False
-        for perm in user_model.get_default().user_perms:
+        for perm in user_model.get_by_username('default', cache=False).user_perms:
             if perm.permission.permission_name == 'hg.register.auto_activate':
                 c.auto_active = True
                 break
-                        
+
         if request.POST:
-                
+
             register_form = RegisterForm()()
             try:
                 form_result = register_form.to_python(dict(request.POST))
                 form_result['active'] = c.auto_active
                 user_model.create_registration(form_result)
                 h.flash(_('You have successfully registered into rhodecode'),
-                            category='success')                
+                            category='success')
                 return redirect(url('login_home'))
-                               
+
             except formencode.Invalid, errors:
                 return htmlfill.render(
                     render('/register.html'),
@@ -112,21 +114,21 @@ class LoginController(BaseController):
                     errors=errors.error_dict or {},
                     prefix_error=False,
                     encoding="UTF-8")
-        
+
         return render('/register.html')
 
     def password_reset(self):
         user_model = UserModel()
         if request.POST:
-                
+
             password_reset_form = PasswordResetForm()()
             try:
                 form_result = password_reset_form.to_python(dict(request.POST))
                 user_model.reset_password(form_result)
                 h.flash(_('Your new password was sent'),
-                            category='success')                 
+                            category='success')
                 return redirect(url('login_home'))
-                               
+
             except formencode.Invalid, errors:
                 return htmlfill.render(
                     render('/password_reset.html'),
@@ -134,11 +136,11 @@ class LoginController(BaseController):
                     errors=errors.error_dict or {},
                     prefix_error=False,
                     encoding="UTF-8")
-        
+
         return render('/password_reset.html')
-        
+
     def logout(self):
         session['rhodecode_user'] = AuthUser()
         session.save()
         log.info('Logging out and setting user as Empty')
-        redirect(url('hg_home'))
+        redirect(url('home'))