diff --git a/application/controllers/InstallController.php b/application/controllers/InstallController.php
index c5745e9..09d3fd5 100644
--- a/application/controllers/InstallController.php
+++ b/application/controllers/InstallController.php
@@ -204,8 +204,7 @@ class InstallController extends Msd_Controller_Action
             $form->getElement('pass_confirm')->getValidator('Identical')->setToken($postData['pass']);
             if ($form->isValid($postData)) {
                 $ini = new Msd_Ini();
-                $ini->set('name', $postData['user'], 'user');
-                $ini->set('pass', md5($postData['pass']), 'user');
+                $ini->set('user[\'' . $postData['user'] . '\']', md5($postData['pass']), 'users');
                 $ini->saveFile(APPLICATION_PATH . '/configs/users.ini');
                 $redirectUrl = $this->view->url(array('controller' => 'install', 'action' => 'step4'), null, true);
                 $this->_response->setRedirect($redirectUrl);
diff --git a/library/Msd/Action/Helper/AssignConfigAndLanguage.php b/library/Msd/Action/Helper/AssignConfigAndLanguage.php
index a7b00a4..bfb9673 100644
--- a/library/Msd/Action/Helper/AssignConfigAndLanguage.php
+++ b/library/Msd/Action/Helper/AssignConfigAndLanguage.php
@@ -39,15 +39,26 @@ class Msd_Action_Helper_AssignConfigAndLanguage extends Zend_Controller_Action_H
         $view   = $this->getView();
         $config = Msd_Registry::getConfig();
         if ($config->getParam('configFile', 'defaultConfig.ini') == 'defaultConfig.ini') {
-            $redirectUrl = $view->serverUrl() . $view->url(
-                array(
-                    'controller' => 'install',
-                    'action' => 'index',
-                    null,
-                    true)
-            );
-            $redirector  = Zend_Controller_Action_HelperBroker::getStaticHelper('redirector');
-            $redirector->gotoUrl($redirectUrl);
+            $configFiles = Msd_File::getConfigNames();
+            if (isset($configFiles[0])) {
+                // we do have saved configurations - load the first one
+                $config->load($configFiles[0]);
+                Msd_Registry::setConfig($config);
+                $dynamicConfig = Msd_Registry::getDynamicConfig();
+                $dynamicConfig->setParam('configFile', $configFiles[0]);
+                Msd_Registry::setDynamicConfig($dynamicConfig);
+            } else {
+                // nothing found -> redirect to installation
+                $redirectUrl = $view->serverUrl() . $view->url(
+                    array(
+                        'controller' => 'install',
+                        'action'     => 'index',
+                        null,
+                        true)
+                );
+                $redirector = Zend_Controller_Action_HelperBroker::getStaticHelper('redirector');
+                $redirector->gotoUrl($redirectUrl);
+            }
         }
         $view->config        = $config;
         $view->dynamicConfig = Msd_Registry::getDynamicConfig();
diff --git a/library/Msd/Auth/Adapter/Ini.php b/library/Msd/Auth/Adapter/Ini.php
index 4057e1a..cd664ed 100644
--- a/library/Msd/Auth/Adapter/Ini.php
+++ b/library/Msd/Auth/Adapter/Ini.php
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class Msd_Auth_Adapter_Ini implements Zend_Auth_Adapter_Interface
      */
     public function setUsername($username)
     {
-        $this->_username = (string) $username;
+        $this->_username = (string)$username;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class Msd_Auth_Adapter_Ini implements Zend_Auth_Adapter_Interface
      */
     public function setPassword($password)
     {
-        $this->_password = (string) $password;
+        $this->_password = (string)$password;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -96,14 +96,11 @@ class Msd_Auth_Adapter_Ini implements Zend_Auth_Adapter_Interface
         }
 
         $authResult = false;
-        foreach ($this->_users as $userId => $user) {
-            if (
-                $this->_username == $user['name'] &&
-                md5($this->_password) == $user['pass']
-            ) {
+        foreach ($this->_users['users']['user'] as $name => $pass) {
+            if ($this->_username == $name && md5($this->_password) == $pass) {
                 $authResult = array(
-                    'id' => $userId,
-                    'name' => $user['name'],
+                    'id'   => $name,
+                    'name' => $name,
                 );
             }
         }
diff --git a/library/Msd/User.php b/library/Msd/User.php
index 6b59891..5eae2c2 100644
--- a/library/Msd/User.php
+++ b/library/Msd/User.php
@@ -156,15 +156,11 @@ class Msd_User
             return self::NO_USER_FILE;
         }
 
-        $usersConfig = new Msd_Ini($this->_usersFile);
-        $users = $usersConfig->get('user');
-
+        $usersConfig  = new Msd_Ini($this->_usersFile);
+        $users        = $usersConfig->get('users');
         $hasValidUser = false;
-        foreach ($users as $user) {
-            if (isset($user['name']) && isset($user['pass'])) {
-                $hasValidUser = true;
-                break;
-            }
+        if (!empty($users)) {
+            $hasValidUser = true;
         }
         if (!$hasValidUser) {
             return self::NO_VALID_USER;