diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-base/archiva-repository-admin/archiva-repository-admin-default/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/admin/repository/runtime/DefaultArchivaRuntimeConfigurationAdmin.java b/archiva-modules/archiva-base/archiva-repository-admin/archiva-repository-admin-default/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/admin/repository/runtime/DefaultArchivaRuntimeConfigurationAdmin.java
index 2c55b71b6..01fbd3538 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-base/archiva-repository-admin/archiva-repository-admin-default/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/admin/repository/runtime/DefaultArchivaRuntimeConfigurationAdmin.java
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-base/archiva-repository-admin/archiva-repository-admin-default/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/admin/repository/runtime/DefaultArchivaRuntimeConfigurationAdmin.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.apache.archiva.admin.model.beans.ArchivaLdapConfiguration;
 import org.apache.archiva.admin.model.beans.ArchivaRuntimeConfiguration;
 import org.apache.archiva.admin.model.runtime.ArchivaRuntimeConfigurationAdmin;
 import org.apache.archiva.admin.repository.AbstractRepositoryAdmin;
+import org.apache.archiva.configuration.ArchivaConfiguration;
 import org.apache.archiva.configuration.Configuration;
 import org.apache.archiva.configuration.IndeterminateConfigurationException;
 import org.apache.archiva.configuration.RedbackRuntimeConfiguration;
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ import org.apache.archiva.redback.configuration.UserConfiguration;
 import org.apache.archiva.redback.configuration.UserConfigurationException;
 import org.apache.archiva.redback.configuration.UserConfigurationKeys;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
@@ -45,10 +48,14 @@ import java.util.List;
  */
 @Service( "userConfiguration#archiva" )
 public class DefaultArchivaRuntimeConfigurationAdmin
-    extends AbstractRepositoryAdmin
     implements ArchivaRuntimeConfigurationAdmin, UserConfiguration
 {
 
+    protected Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger( getClass() );
+
+    @Inject
+    private ArchivaConfiguration archivaConfiguration;
+
     @Inject
     @Named( value = "userConfiguration#redback" )
     UserConfiguration userConfiguration;
@@ -110,18 +117,18 @@ public class DefaultArchivaRuntimeConfigurationAdmin
 
     public ArchivaRuntimeConfiguration getArchivaRuntimeConfiguration()
     {
-        return build( getArchivaConfiguration().getConfiguration().getRedbackRuntimeConfiguration() );
+        return build( archivaConfiguration.getConfiguration().getRedbackRuntimeConfiguration() );
     }
 
     public void updateArchivaRuntimeConfiguration( ArchivaRuntimeConfiguration archivaRuntimeConfiguration )
         throws RepositoryAdminException
     {
         RedbackRuntimeConfiguration runtimeConfiguration = build( archivaRuntimeConfiguration );
-        Configuration configuration = getArchivaConfiguration().getConfiguration();
+        Configuration configuration = archivaConfiguration.getConfiguration();
         configuration.setRedbackRuntimeConfiguration( runtimeConfiguration );
         try
         {
-            getArchivaConfiguration().save( configuration );
+            archivaConfiguration.save( configuration );
         }
         catch ( RegistryException e )
         {
@@ -135,7 +142,15 @@ public class DefaultArchivaRuntimeConfigurationAdmin
 
     private ArchivaRuntimeConfiguration build( RedbackRuntimeConfiguration runtimeConfiguration )
     {
-        return new BeanReplicator().replicateBean( runtimeConfiguration, ArchivaRuntimeConfiguration.class );
+        ArchivaRuntimeConfiguration archivaRuntimeConfiguration = new BeanReplicator().replicateBean( runtimeConfiguration, ArchivaRuntimeConfiguration.class );
+
+        if (archivaRuntimeConfiguration.getArchivaLdapConfiguration() == null)
+        {
+            // prevent NPE
+            archivaRuntimeConfiguration.setArchivaLdapConfiguration( new ArchivaLdapConfiguration() );
+        }
+
+        return archivaRuntimeConfiguration;
     }
 
     private RedbackRuntimeConfiguration build( ArchivaRuntimeConfiguration archivaRuntimeConfiguration )
diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/test/resources/spring-context-merge-index-download.xml b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/test/resources/spring-context-merge-index-download.xml
index 16b37542d..4e9025ba2 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/test/resources/spring-context-merge-index-download.xml
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/test/resources/spring-context-merge-index-download.xml
@@ -52,5 +52,5 @@
   </bean>
 
   <bean name="repositorySessionFactory" class="org.apache.archiva.webtest.memory.TestRepositorySessionFactory"/>
-
+  <alias name="userConfiguration#archiva" alias="userConfiguration#default"/>
 </beans>
diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/test/resources/spring-context-rss-servlet.xml b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/test/resources/spring-context-rss-servlet.xml
index d9119bd4c..00cea6f2a 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/test/resources/spring-context-rss-servlet.xml
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/test/resources/spring-context-rss-servlet.xml
@@ -65,5 +65,5 @@
   </bean>
   
   <bean name="RoleManagerStub" class="org.apache.archiva.web.rss.RoleManagerStub"/>
-
+  <alias name="userConfiguration#archiva" alias="userConfiguration#default"/>
 </beans>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/test/resources/spring-context-test-common.xml b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/test/resources/spring-context-test-common.xml
index 4478e93dc..05e2de5d4 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/test/resources/spring-context-test-common.xml
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/test/resources/spring-context-test-common.xml
@@ -21,13 +21,11 @@
 <beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
        xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
        xmlns:context="http://www.springframework.org/schema/context"
-       xmlns:jaxrs="http://cxf.apache.org/jaxrs"
        xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans
            http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-3.0.xsd
            http://www.springframework.org/schema/context
-           http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context-3.0.xsd
-           http://cxf.apache.org/jaxrs
-           http://cxf.apache.org/schemas/jaxrs.xsd" default-lazy-init="true">
+           http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context-3.0.xsd"
+       default-lazy-init="true">
 
   <context:annotation-config/>
   <context:component-scan
@@ -83,5 +81,5 @@
   </bean>
 
   <alias name="repositorySessionFactory#jcr" alias="repositorySessionFactory"/>
-
+  <alias name="userConfiguration#archiva" alias="userConfiguration#default"/>
 </beans>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/test/resources/spring-context-with-jcr.xml b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/test/resources/spring-context-with-jcr.xml
index fbc19b6f1..884383bc5 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/test/resources/spring-context-with-jcr.xml
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/test/resources/spring-context-with-jcr.xml
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@
       </props>
     </property>
   </bean>
-
+  <alias name="userConfiguration#archiva" alias="userConfiguration#default"/>
 </beans>