diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/User/User.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/User/User.php
index 3582d0387..9d28aec80 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/User/User.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/User/User.php
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ class User extends Data
      */
     public static function load($username)
     {
-        $locator = Grav::instance()['locator'];
+        $grav = Grav::instance();
+        $locator = $grav['locator'];
+        $config = $grav['config'];
 
         // force lowercase of username
         $username = strtolower($username);
@@ -48,6 +50,9 @@ class User extends Data
         $user = new User($content, $blueprint);
         $user->file($file);
 
+        // add user to config
+        $config->set("user", $user);
+
         return $user;
     }