foo.diff

diff --git a/crowd/backends.py b/crowd/backends.py
index 3b6bb7f..b854ddf 100644
--- a/crowd/backends.py
+++ b/crowd/backends.py
@@ -21,12 +21,15 @@ class CrowdBackend(ModelBackend):
     myCookie = ''
     theip = ''
 
+    @staticmethod
     def get_cookie():
         return CrowdBackend.myCookie
 
+    @staticmethod
     def destroy_cookie():
         CrowdBackend.myCookie = ''
 
+    @staticmethod
     def set_cookie(cookie):
         s = SessionStore()
         s['CrowdToken'] = cookie
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ class CrowdBackend(ModelBackend):
             if not user:
                 logger.debug("Create User")
                 user = self._create_user_from_crowd(username, crowd_config)
+                user.crowdtoken = session_crowd
             return user
         else:
             return None
diff --git a/crowd/middleware.py b/crowd/middleware.py
index 29cdde0..ca763e4 100644
--- a/crowd/middleware.py
+++ b/crowd/middleware.py
@@ -48,14 +48,13 @@ class CookieMiddleware(object):
         if username:
             logger.debug("Check if User already there")
             try:
-                user = User.objects.filter(username=username)[0]
-                user.backend = CRCN
-            except:
+                user = User.objects.get(username=username)
+            except User.DoesNotExist:
                 logger.debug("User not yet imported")
                 crowd_config = CrowdBackend._get_crowd_config(self)
                 user = CrowdBackend._create_user_from_crowd(
                        CrowdBackend, username, crowd_config)
-                user.backend = CRCN
+            user.backend = CRCN
             request.user = user
         else:
             return