diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/admin_user.js b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/admin_user.js
index e66f22dd7..85cb39e53 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/admin_user.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/admin_user.js
@@ -216,6 +216,17 @@ Discourse.AdminUser = Discourse.User.extend({
         });
       }
     });
+  },
+
+  loadDetails: function() {
+    var model = this;
+    if (model.get('loadedDetails')) { return; }
+
+    Discourse.AdminUser.find(model.get('username_lower')).then(function (result) {
+      console.log("loaded details");
+      model.setProperties(result);
+      model.set('loadedDetails', true);
+    });
   }
 
 });
@@ -243,6 +254,7 @@ Discourse.AdminUser.reopenClass({
 
   find: function(username) {
     return Discourse.ajax("/admin/users/" + username).then(function (result) {
+      result.loadedDetails = true;
       return Discourse.AdminUser.create(result);
     });
   },
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/routes/admin_user_route.js b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/routes/admin_user_route.js
index d95770f55..ab38ba419 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/routes/admin_user_route.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/routes/admin_user_route.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   @namespace Discourse
   @module Discourse
 **/
-Discourse.AdminUserRoute = Discourse.Route.extend({
+Discourse.AdminUserRoute = Discourse.Route.extend(Discourse.ModelReady, {
 
   serialize: function(params) {
     return { username: Em.get(params, 'username').toLowerCase() };
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ Discourse.AdminUserRoute = Discourse.Route.extend({
 
   renderTemplate: function() {
     this.render({into: 'admin/templates/admin'});
+  },
+
+  modelReady: function(controller, adminUser) {
+    adminUser.loadDetails();
+    controller.set('model', adminUser);
   }
 
 });