diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/settings.py b/openstack_dashboard/settings.py
index 249e53a1b6..0392340f4f 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/settings.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/settings.py
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
 TEST_RUNNER = 'django_nose.NoseTestSuiteRunner'
 AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = ('openstack_auth.backend.KeystoneBackend',)
 AUTHENTICATION_URLS = ['openstack_auth.urls']
+AUTH_USER_MODEL = 'openstack_auth.User'
 MESSAGE_STORAGE = 'django.contrib.messages.storage.fallback.FallbackStorage'
 
 SESSION_ENGINE = 'django.contrib.sessions.backends.signed_cookies'