diff --git a/Services/Init/classes/class.ilStartUpGUI.php b/Services/Init/classes/class.ilStartUpGUI.php
index 03f6d2c05dcf..06a586a8414a 100755
--- a/Services/Init/classes/class.ilStartUpGUI.php
+++ b/Services/Init/classes/class.ilStartUpGUI.php
@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ protected function showLoginPageOrStartupPage(): void
                         'username' => $this->user->getLogin()
                     )
                 );
+
+                $this->dic->user()->setId(ANONYMOUS_USER_ID);
+                $this->dic->user()->read();
             }
             $this->logger->debug('Show login page');
             if (isset($messages) && count($messages) > 0) {