diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/web/security/ArchivaConfigurableUsersManager.java b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/web/security/ArchivaConfigurableUsersManager.java
index 0cc1a4e89..652b5d088 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/web/security/ArchivaConfigurableUsersManager.java
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/web/security/ArchivaConfigurableUsersManager.java
@@ -188,12 +188,12 @@ public class ArchivaConfigurableUsersManager
         }
     }
 
-    public User findUser( String username )
-        throws UserManagerException
+    @Override
+    public User findUser( String username, boolean useCache )
+        throws UserNotFoundException, UserManagerException
     {
-
         User user = null;
-        if ( useUsersCache() )
+        if ( useUsersCache() && useCache )
         {
             user = usersCache.get( username );
             if ( user != null )
@@ -242,6 +242,12 @@ public class ArchivaConfigurableUsersManager
         return user;
     }
 
+    public User findUser( String username )
+        throws UserManagerException
+    {
+        return findUser( username, useUsersCache() );
+    }
+
 
     @Override
     public User getGuestUser()
@@ -365,7 +371,10 @@ public class ArchivaConfigurableUsersManager
     public User updateUser( User user )
         throws UserNotFoundException, UserManagerException
     {
-        user = userManagerPerId.get( user.getUserManagerId() ).updateUser( user );
+
+        UserManager userManager = userManagerPerId.get( user.getUserManagerId() );
+
+        user = userManager.updateUser( user );
 
         if ( useUsersCache() )
         {
diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/test/java/org/apache/archiva/web/rss/SecuritySystemStub.java b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/test/java/org/apache/archiva/web/rss/SecuritySystemStub.java
index 4b3bec808..f38a0d6a6 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/test/java/org/apache/archiva/web/rss/SecuritySystemStub.java
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-web-common/src/test/java/org/apache/archiva/web/rss/SecuritySystemStub.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.apache.archiva.redback.system.SecuritySession;
 import org.apache.archiva.redback.system.SecuritySystem;
 import org.apache.archiva.redback.users.User;
 import org.apache.archiva.redback.users.UserManager;
+import org.apache.archiva.redback.users.UserManagerException;
 import org.apache.archiva.redback.users.UserManagerListener;
 import org.apache.archiva.redback.users.UserNotFoundException;
 import org.apache.archiva.redback.users.UserQuery;
@@ -359,6 +360,13 @@ public class SecuritySystemStub
                 return null;  //To change body of implemented methods use File | Settings | File Templates.
             }
 
+            @Override
+            public User findUser( String username, boolean useCache )
+                throws UserNotFoundException, UserManagerException
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
             public User getGuestUser()
                 throws UserNotFoundException
             {