diff --git a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/security/UserService.java b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/security/UserService.java
index 155ed76b0..f3627d499 100644
--- a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/security/UserService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/security/UserService.java
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ public class UserService implements UserServiceInterface {
         user.setPassword(passwordEncoder.encode(password));
         user.setEnabled(true);
         user.setAuthenticationType(AuthenticationType.WEB);
+        user.addAuthority(new Authority(Role.USER.getRoleId(), user));
         userRepository.save(user);
         databaseService.exportDatabase();
     }
@@ -230,6 +231,22 @@ public class UserService implements UserServiceInterface {
         saveUser(username, password, role, false);
     }
 
+    public void saveUser(String username, String password, boolean firstLogin, boolean enabled)
+            throws IllegalArgumentException, SQLException, UnsupportedProviderException {
+        if (!isUsernameValid(username)) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(getInvalidUsernameMessage());
+        }
+        User user = new User();
+        user.setUsername(username);
+        user.setPassword(passwordEncoder.encode(password));
+        user.addAuthority(new Authority(Role.USER.getRoleId(), user));
+        user.setEnabled(enabled);
+        user.setAuthenticationType(AuthenticationType.WEB);
+        user.setFirstLogin(firstLogin);
+        userRepository.save(user);
+        databaseService.exportDatabase();
+    }
+
     public void deleteUser(String username) {
         Optional<User> userOpt = findByUsernameIgnoreCase(username);
         if (userOpt.isPresent()) {
@@ -352,6 +369,7 @@ public class UserService implements UserServiceInterface {
 
         List<String> notAllowedUserList = new ArrayList<>();
         notAllowedUserList.add("ALL_USERS".toLowerCase());
+        notAllowedUserList.add("anonymoususer");
         boolean notAllowedUser = notAllowedUserList.contains(username.toLowerCase());
         return (isValidSimpleUsername || isValidEmail) && !notAllowedUser;
     }