diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/users_new_interface_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/users_new_interface_controller.rb
index fe8ccd87..0631659a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/users_new_interface_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/users_new_interface_controller.rb
@@ -168,7 +168,15 @@ class Admin::UsersNewInterfaceController <  OrbitMemberController
       # }
     # @user.rebuild_sub_roles_from_attribute_values!(attribute_values)
     # binding.pry
+    @user.confirmation_token = nil
+    @user.confirmed_at = Time.now
+    @user.approved = true
+    
     if !flash.now[:error] && @user.save
+      desk = @user.desktop 
+      desk.theme = DesktopTheme.first.id.to_s
+      desk.wallpaper = nil
+      desk.save!
       flash[:notice] = t('create.success.user')
       redirect_to :action => :index
     else
diff --git a/app/controllers/desktop_controller.rb b/app/controllers/desktop_controller.rb
index 299c2a21..d2230767 100644
--- a/app/controllers/desktop_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/desktop_controller.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ class DesktopController< ApplicationController
 
   def index
     @desktop = current_user.desktop
+    if(@desktop.theme.nil?)
+      @desktop.theme = DesktopTheme.first.id.to_s
+      @desktop.wallpaper = nil
+      @desktop.save!
+    end
     @currentusername = current_user.name
     @currentname = current_user.first_name + current_user.last_name
     @title = "Desktop - " + @currentusername