diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/ui/webapp/AuthenticationProcessingFilter.java b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/ui/webapp/AuthenticationProcessingFilter.java
index 7bf283c11a..e6f1e2d655 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/ui/webapp/AuthenticationProcessingFilter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/ui/webapp/AuthenticationProcessingFilter.java
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ public class AuthenticationProcessingFilter extends AbstractProcessingFilter {
         UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken authRequest = new UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken(username,
                 password);
 
-        // Allow subclasses to set the "details" property
-        setDetails(request, authRequest);
-
         // Place the last username attempted into HttpSession for views
         request.getSession()
                .setAttribute(ACEGI_SECURITY_LAST_USERNAME_KEY, username);
 
+        // Allow subclasses to set the "details" property
+        setDetails(request, authRequest);
+
         return this.getAuthenticationManager().authenticate(authRequest);
     }