diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/user/UserEventHack.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/user/UserEventHack.java
index d7bffa1baa..13d5f1f42b 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/user/UserEventHack.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/user/UserEventHack.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class UserEventHack
   {
     if (userManager instanceof AbstractUserManager)
     {
-      ((DefaultUserManager) userManager).fireEvent(user, event);
+      ((AbstractUserManager) userManager).fireEvent(user, event);
     }
     else if (logger.isWarnEnabled())
     {