diff --git a/src/etc/inc/auth.inc b/src/etc/inc/auth.inc
index 1fcf3486f..f00b4ddb5 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/auth.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/auth.inc
@@ -251,8 +251,10 @@ function & getGroupEntryByGID($gid) {
 function get_user_privileges(& $user) {
 
         $privs = $user['priv'];
-        if (!is_array($privs))
+        if (!is_array($privs)) {
                 $privs = array();
+		$privs[] = $user['priv'];
+	}
 
         $names = local_user_get_groups($user, true);