diff --git a/src/java/DmWebPortal/src/java/gov/anl/aps/dm/portal/controllers/UserInfoController.java b/src/java/DmWebPortal/src/java/gov/anl/aps/dm/portal/controllers/UserInfoController.java
index 3ae3d5c54d851f36ad0ba5a43bd802bf8fe3ea3a..e88f98caad20da6e00de39f0703a3ce8b1802bbb 100644
--- a/src/java/DmWebPortal/src/java/gov/anl/aps/dm/portal/controllers/UserInfoController.java
+++ b/src/java/DmWebPortal/src/java/gov/anl/aps/dm/portal/controllers/UserInfoController.java
@@ -217,13 +217,6 @@ public class UserInfoController extends CrudEntityController<UserInfo, UserInfoF
         return super.getAvailableItems();
     }
     
-//    @Override
-//    public String prepareCreate() {
-//        current = createEntityInstance();
-//        current.setIsLocalUser(true);
-//        return "create?faces-redirect=true";
-//    }
-//
     @Override
     public String prepareEdit(UserInfo user) {
         passwordEntry = null;
diff --git a/src/java/DmWebPortal/src/java/gov/anl/aps/dm/portal/model/entities/UserInfo.java b/src/java/DmWebPortal/src/java/gov/anl/aps/dm/portal/model/entities/UserInfo.java
index 68d2e3dc730f751a4abe5d0e8e9041ac50e170ef..c07873e88a5c1ffdd281f8d49ff45e02ba3812e6 100644
--- a/src/java/DmWebPortal/src/java/gov/anl/aps/dm/portal/model/entities/UserInfo.java
+++ b/src/java/DmWebPortal/src/java/gov/anl/aps/dm/portal/model/entities/UserInfo.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class UserInfo extends CloneableEntity
     private String password;
     @NotNull
     @Column(name = "is_local_user")
-    private boolean isLocalUser;
+    private boolean isLocalUser = true;
     @ManyToMany(mappedBy = "userInfoList")
     private List<RoleType> roleTypeList;
     @OneToMany(cascade = CascadeType.ALL, mappedBy = "userInfo")