diff --git a/pandora/item/views.py b/pandora/item/views.py
index a845832c7..84c2953ac 100644
--- a/pandora/item/views.py
+++ b/pandora/item/views.py
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ def autocomplete(request):
         qs = qs.order_by(order_by, nulls_last=True)
         qs = qs[data['range'][0]:data['range'][1]]
         response = json_response({})
-        response['data']['items'] = [i.get(data['key']) for i in qs]    
+        response['data']['items'] = list(set([i.get(data['key']) for i in qs]))
     else:
         qs = models.Facet.objects.filter(key=data['key'])
         if data['value']:
diff --git a/pandora/user/models.py b/pandora/user/models.py
index 7b580ca1a..903710580 100644
--- a/pandora/user/models.py
+++ b/pandora/user/models.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import copy
 from datetime import datetime
 
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
-from django.contrib.sessions.models import Session
 from django.db import models
 from django.db.models import Max
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ class SessionData(models.Model):
     session_key = models.CharField(max_length=40, primary_key=True)
     user = models.ForeignKey(User, unique=True, null=True, blank=True, related_name='data')
     firstseen = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True, db_index=True)
-    lastseen = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True, db_index=True)
+    lastseen = models.DateTimeField(default=datetime.now, db_index=True)
     username = models.CharField(max_length=255, null=True, db_index=True)
     level = models.IntegerField(default=0)
 
@@ -67,16 +66,20 @@ class SessionData(models.Model):
         if not data.timesseen:
             data.timesseen = 0
         data.timesseen += 1
+        data.lastseen = datetime.now()
         data.save()
         return data
 
+    def get_id(self):
+        return self.user and ox.to26(self.user.id) or self.session_key
+
     def json(self, keys=None, user=None):
         j = {
             'disabled': False,
             'email': '',
             'firstseen': self.firstseen,
             'ip': self.ip,
-            'id': self.user and ox.to26(self.user.id) or self.session_key,
+            'id': self.get_id(),
             'lastseen': self.lastseen,
             'level': 'guest',
             'notes': '',
@@ -126,9 +129,15 @@ class UserProfile(models.Model):
 
 def user_post_save(sender, instance, **kwargs):
     profile, new = UserProfile.objects.get_or_create(user=instance)
-
+    SessionData.objects.filter(user=instance).update(level=profile.level,
+                                                     username=instance.username)
 models.signals.post_save.connect(user_post_save, sender=User)
 
+def profile_post_save(sender, instance, **kwargs):
+    SessionData.objects.filter(user=instance.user).update(level=instance.level,
+                                                     username=instance.user.username)
+models.signals.post_save.connect(profile_post_save, sender=UserProfile)
+
 def get_ui(user_ui, user=None):
     ui = {}
     config = copy.deepcopy(settings.CONFIG)
@@ -201,7 +210,6 @@ def init_user(user, request=None):
         result['volumes'] = [v.json() for v in user.volumes.all()] 
     return result
 
-
 def user_json(user, keys=None):
     p = user.get_profile()
     j = {
diff --git a/pandora/user/views.py b/pandora/user/views.py
index a560c90a7..8e2d58a02 100644
--- a/pandora/user/views.py
+++ b/pandora/user/views.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ def signup(request):
             user.save()
             #create default user lists:
             for l in settings.CONFIG['personalLists']:
-                list = models.List(name=l['name'], user=user)
+                list = models.List(name=l['id'], user=user)
                 for key in ('query', 'public', 'featured'):
                     if key in l:
                         setattr(list, key, l[key])
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def signup(request):
             user = authenticate(username=data['username'],
                                 password=data['password'])
             login(request, user)
-            user_json = models.init_user(user)
+            user_json = models.init_user(user, request)
             response = json_response({
                 'user': user_json
             }, text='account created')
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ def resetPassword(request):
                 user = authenticate(username=user.username, password=data['password'])
                 login(request, user)
 
-                user_json = models.init_user(user)
+                user_json = models.init_user(user, request)
                 response = json_response({
                     'user': user_json
                 }, text='password reset')
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ Positions
         if qs.count() > 0:
             response['data']['position'] = utils.get_positions(ids, [qs[0].itemId])[0]
     elif 'positions' in data:
-        ids = [ox.to26(i.id) for i in qs]
+        ids = [i.get_id() for i in qs]
         response['data']['positions'] = utils.get_positions(ids, data['positions'])
     else:
         response['data']['items'] = qs.count()