diff --git a/api/views.py b/api/views.py
index 759e3ef5a..2ee055ca7 100755
--- a/api/views.py
+++ b/api/views.py
@@ -612,6 +612,7 @@ def submitUserCreation(request):
                 return HttpResponse(json_data)
 
             if hashPassword.check_password(admin.password, adminPass):
+                request.session['userID'] = admin.pk
                 return submitUserCreation(request)
             else:
                 data_ret = {"status": 0,