diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/AbstractAuthenticationManager.java b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/AbstractAuthenticationManager.java
index 6f7b95faa9..456f9fa742 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/AbstractAuthenticationManager.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/AbstractAuthenticationManager.java
@@ -42,31 +42,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractAuthenticationManager implements AuthenticationMan
     public final Authentication authenticate(Authentication authRequest)
         throws AuthenticationException {
         try {
-            Authentication authResult = doAuthentication(authRequest);
-            copyDetails(authRequest, authResult);
-
-            return authResult;
+            return doAuthentication(authRequest);
         } catch (AuthenticationException e) {
             e.setAuthentication(authRequest);
             throw e;
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Copies the authentication details from a source Authentication object to a destination one, provided the
-     * latter does not already have one set.
-     *
-     * @param source source authentication
-     * @param dest the destination authentication object
-     */
-    private void copyDetails(Authentication source, Authentication dest) {
-        if ((dest instanceof AbstractAuthenticationToken) && (dest.getDetails() == null)) {
-            AbstractAuthenticationToken token = (AbstractAuthenticationToken) dest;
-
-            token.setDetails(source.getDetails());
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * <p>Concrete implementations of this class override this method to provide the authentication service.</p>
      *  <p>The contract for this method is documented in the {@link
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/providers/ProviderManager.java b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/providers/ProviderManager.java
index 6660e10f2c..8d1451707d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/providers/ProviderManager.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/providers/ProviderManager.java
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ public class ProviderManager extends AbstractAuthenticationManager implements In
 
                 try {
                     result = provider.authenticate(authentication);
+                    copyDetails(authentication, result);
                     sessionController.checkAuthenticationAllowed(result);
                 } catch (AuthenticationException ae) {
                     lastException = ae;
@@ -245,6 +246,21 @@ public class ProviderManager extends AbstractAuthenticationManager implements In
         throw lastException;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Copies the authentication details from a source Authentication object to a destination one, provided the
+     * latter does not already have one set.
+     *
+     * @param source source authentication
+     * @param dest the destination authentication object
+     */
+    private void copyDetails(Authentication source, Authentication dest) {
+        if ((dest instanceof AbstractAuthenticationToken) && (dest.getDetails() == null)) {
+            AbstractAuthenticationToken token = (AbstractAuthenticationToken) dest;
+
+            token.setDetails(source.getDetails());
+        }
+    }
+
     public List getProviders() {
         return this.providers;
     }