diff --git a/lib/private/api.php b/lib/private/api.php
index 35a09c5cd1bf27ce467d4e3c7fb6d2f1ae901a15..c58d262068414c334e46cb141fb64529d4ba72cb 100644
--- a/lib/private/api.php
+++ b/lib/private/api.php
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ class OC_API {
 				\OC_Util::setUpFS(\OC_User::getUser());
 				self::$isLoggedIn = true;
 
-				return $authUser;
+				return \OC_User::getUser();
 			}
 		}