diff --git a/cps/admin.py b/cps/admin.py
index c051089d..54742345 100644
--- a/cps/admin.py
+++ b/cps/admin.py
@@ -338,7 +338,6 @@ def restriction_deletion(element, list_func):
 @login_required
 @admin_required
 def add_restriction(type):
-    log.info("Hit: " + str(type))
     element = request.form.to_dict()
     if type == 0:  # Tags as template
         if 'submit_allow' in element:
@@ -713,6 +712,10 @@ def new_user():
                                      languages=languages, title=_(u"Add new user"), page="newuser",
                                      kobo_support=kobo_support, registered_oauth=oauth_check)
         try:
+            content.allowed_tags = config.config_allowed_tags
+            content.denied_tags = config.config_denied_tags
+            content.allowed_column_value = config.config_allowed_column_value
+            content.denied_column_value = config.config_denied_column_value
             ub.session.add(content)
             ub.session.commit()
             flash(_(u"User '%(user)s' created", user=content.nickname), category="success")
@@ -723,10 +726,6 @@ def new_user():
     else:
         content.role = config.config_default_role
         content.sidebar_view = config.config_default_show
-        content.allowed_tags = config.config_allowed_tags
-        content.denied_tags = config.config_denied_tags
-        content.allowed_column_value = config.config_allowed_column_value
-        content.allowed_column_value = config.config_denied_column_value
     return render_title_template("user_edit.html", new_user=1, content=content, translations=translations,
                                  languages=languages, title=_(u"Add new user"), page="newuser",
                                  kobo_support=kobo_support, registered_oauth=oauth_check)
diff --git a/cps/kobo_auth.py b/cps/kobo_auth.py
index edb110ff..cd2524e7 100644
--- a/cps/kobo_auth.py
+++ b/cps/kobo_auth.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def load_user_from_kobo_request(request):
         if user is not None:
             login_user(user)
             return user
-    log.info("Received Kobo request without a recognizable auth token.")
+    log.debug("Received Kobo request without a recognizable auth token.")
     return
 
 kobo_auth = Blueprint("kobo_auth", __name__, url_prefix="/kobo_auth")
diff --git a/cps/templates/user_edit.html b/cps/templates/user_edit.html
index 7457e5f6..c386542c 100644
--- a/cps/templates/user_edit.html
+++ b/cps/templates/user_edit.html
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
           <input type="checkbox" name="Show_detail_random" id="Show_detail_random" {% if content.show_detail_random() %}checked{% endif %}>
           <label for="Show_detail_random">{{_('Show random books in detail view')}}</label>
       </div>
-      {% if ( g.user and g.user.role_admin() ) %}
+      {% if ( g.user and g.user.role_admin() and not new_user ) %}
       <a href="#" id="get_user_tags" class="btn btn-default" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#restrictModal">{{_('Add allowed/denied Tags')}}</a>
       <a href="#" id="get_user_column_values" class="btn btn-default" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#restrictModal">{{_('Add allowed/denied custom column values')}}</a>
       {% endif %}