diff --git a/client/src/router/guards.ts b/client/src/router/guards.ts
index b96e1849..80596c46 100644
--- a/client/src/router/guards.ts
+++ b/client/src/router/guards.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,21 @@
 import type {NavigationGuardWithThis, RouteLocationNormalized} from 'vue-router';
-import type {UserState} from '@/stores/user'
-import {useUserStore} from '@/stores/user'
-import type {Store} from 'pinia';
-
-const cookieName = 'loginStatus'
-let userStore: Store | null = null
-
+import {useUserStore} from '@/stores/user';
 
 
 export const updateLoggedIn: NavigationGuardWithThis<undefined> = (_to) => {
-  const loggedIn = getCookieValue(cookieName) === 'true'
-  const store = getUserStore()
+  const loggedIn = getCookieValue('loginStatus') === 'true'
+  const userStore = useUserStore()
 
-  store.$patch({ loggedIn })
+  userStore.$patch({loggedIn});
+  if (loggedIn && !userStore.email) {
+    userStore.fetchUser();
+  }
 }
 
 export const redirectToLoginIfRequired: NavigationGuardWithThis<undefined> = (to, _from) => {
-  const store = getUserStore()
-  if(loginRequired(to) && !store.loggedIn) {
-    return { name: 'home' }
+  const userStore = useUserStore()
+  if(loginRequired(to) && !userStore.loggedIn) {
+    return `/login?next=${to.fullPath}`
   }
 }
 
@@ -31,20 +28,6 @@ export const getCookieValue = (cookieName: string): string => {
   return cookieValue.pop() || '';
 }
 
-// Pina is not ready when router is called the first time by app.use(), so we need to load it here
-const getUserStore = (): UserState & Store => {
-  if (!userStore) {
-    userStore = useUserStore()
-  }
-  return userStore as unknown as UserState & Store
-}
-
 const loginRequired = (to: RouteLocationNormalized) => {
   return !to.meta?.public
 }
-
-
-
-// export const unauthorizedAccess: NavigationGuardWithThis<undefined> = (to) => {
-//   r loginRequired(to) && getCookieValue('loginStatus') !== 'true';
-// }
diff --git a/client/src/router/index.ts b/client/src/router/index.ts
index ff276668..08fb9fcb 100644
--- a/client/src/router/index.ts
+++ b/client/src/router/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import {createRouter, createWebHistory} from 'vue-router'
 import HomeView from '../views/HomeView.vue';
+import LoginView from '../views/LoginView.vue';
 import {redirectToLoginIfRequired, updateLoggedIn} from '@/router/guards';
 
-const loginUrl = '/sso/login/'
-
 const router = createRouter({
   history: createWebHistory(import.meta.env.BASE_URL),
   routes: [
@@ -18,15 +17,12 @@ const router = createRouter({
     },
     {
       path: '/login',
-      component: HomeView,
-      beforeEnter(_to, _from) {
-        window.location.href = loginUrl
-      },
+      component: LoginView,
       meta: {
         public: true
       }
     },
-        {
+    {
       path: '/learningpath/:learningPathSlug',
       component: () => import('../views/LearningPathView.vue'),
       props: true
diff --git a/client/src/services/circle.ts b/client/src/services/circle.ts
index 9c0178ce..3cb8c462 100644
--- a/client/src/services/circle.ts
+++ b/client/src/services/circle.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type {CircleChild, LearningContent, LearningSequence, LearningUnit} from '@/types';
 
 
-function createEmptyLearningUnit(parentLearningSequence: LearningSequence): LearningUnit {
+function _createEmptyLearningUnit(parentLearningSequence: LearningSequence): LearningUnit {
   return {
     id: 0,
     title: '',
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export function parseLearningSequences (children: CircleChild[]): LearningSequen
       learningSequence = Object.assign(child, {learningUnits: []});
 
       // initialize empty learning unit if there will not come a learning unit next
-      learningUnit = createEmptyLearningUnit(learningSequence);
+      learningUnit = _createEmptyLearningUnit(learningSequence);
     } else if (child.type === 'learnpath.LearningUnit') {
       if (!learningSequence) {
         throw new Error('LearningUnit found before LearningSequence');
diff --git a/client/src/services/http.ts b/client/src/services/http.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ba95cecc..00000000
--- a/client/src/services/http.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-import axios from 'axios';
-
-export function getUserData () {
-  return axios({
-    method: 'get',
-    url: 'http://localhost:3000/api/me',
-  })
-}
diff --git a/client/src/stores/user.ts b/client/src/stores/user.ts
index 15a52714..32d9aaf3 100644
--- a/client/src/stores/user.ts
+++ b/client/src/stores/user.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
+import * as log from 'loglevel';
+
 import {defineStore} from 'pinia'
+import {itGet, itPost} from '@/fetchHelpers';
 // typed state https://stackoverflow.com/questions/71012513/when-using-pinia-and-typescript-how-do-you-use-an-action-to-set-the-state
 
 export type UserState = {
+  first_name: string,
+  last_name: string,
   email: string;
+  username: string,
+  avatar_url: string,
   loggedIn: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -10,16 +17,38 @@ export const useUserStore = defineStore({
   id: 'user',
   state: () => ({
     email: '',
+    first_name: '',
+    last_name: '',
+    username: '',
+    avatar_url: '',
     loggedIn: false
   } as UserState),
   getters: {
   },
   actions: {
-    setEmail (email: string) {
-      this.email = email
+    handleLogin(username: string, password: string, next='/') {
+      if (username && password) {
+        itPost('/core/login/', {
+          username,
+          password,
+        }).then((data) => {
+          this.$state = data;
+          this.loggedIn = true;
+          log.debug(`redirect to ${next}`);
+          window.location.href = next;
+        }).catch(() => {
+          this.loggedIn = false;
+          alert('Login failed');
+        });
+      }
     },
-    setLoggedIn (isLoggedIn: boolean) {
-      this.loggedIn = isLoggedIn
+    fetchUser() {
+      itGet('/api/core/me/').then((data) => {
+        this.$state = data;
+        this.loggedIn = true;
+      }).catch(() => {
+        this.loggedIn = false;
+      })
     }
   }
 })
diff --git a/client/src/views/CircleView.vue b/client/src/views/CircleView.vue
index 1b2ff255..318e4da9 100644
--- a/client/src/views/CircleView.vue
+++ b/client/src/views/CircleView.vue
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import {useCircleStore} from '@/stores/circle';
 import SelfEvaluation from '@/components/circle/SelfEvaluation.vue';
 import CircleDiagram from '@/components/circle/CircleDiagram.vue';
 
+log.debug('CircleView.vue created');
+
 const props = defineProps<{
   circleSlug: string
 }>()
diff --git a/client/src/views/HomeView.vue b/client/src/views/HomeView.vue
index 35d4e0b9..7b72def6 100644
--- a/client/src/views/HomeView.vue
+++ b/client/src/views/HomeView.vue
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ import MainNavigationBar from '@/components/MainNavigationBar.vue';</script>
 
     <div class="mt-8 flex flex-col lg:flex-row justify-start gap-4">
       <router-link class="link text-xl" to="/styleguide">Styelguide</router-link>
-      <a class="link text-xl" href="/login/">Login</a>
-           <router-link class="link text-xl" to="/learningpath/versicherungsvermittlerin">Lernpfad "Versicherungsvermittlerin" (Login benötigt)</router-link>
+      <a class="link text-xl" href="/login">Login</a>
+
+      <router-link class="link text-xl" to="/learningpath/versicherungsvermittlerin">Lernpfad "Versicherungsvermittlerin" (Login benötigt)</router-link>
       <router-link class="link text-xl" to="/circle/analyse">Circle "Analyse" (Login benötigt)</router-link>
     </div>
   </main>
diff --git a/client/src/views/LoginView.vue b/client/src/views/LoginView.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d6e78f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/views/LoginView.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import * as log from 'loglevel';
+
+import MainNavigationBar from '@/components/MainNavigationBar.vue';
+import {reactive} from 'vue';
+import {useUserStore} from '@/stores/user';
+import {useRoute} from 'vue-router';
+
+const route = useRoute()
+
+log.debug('LoginView.vue created');
+log.debug(route.query);
+
+const state = reactive({
+  username: '',
+  password: '',
+});
+
+const userStore = useUserStore();
+
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <MainNavigationBar/>
+
+  <main class="px-8 py-8">
+    <h1>Login</h1>
+
+    <form
+      @submit.prevent="userStore.handleLogin(state.username, state.password, route.query.next)"
+    >
+      <div class="mt-8 mb-4">
+        <label class="block mb-1" for="email">Username</label>
+        <input
+          id="username"
+          type="text"
+          name="username"
+          v-model="state.username"
+          class="py-2 px-3 border border-gray-500 mt-1 block w-96"
+        />
+      </div>
+      <div class="mb-4">
+        <label class="block mb-1" for="password">Password</label>
+        <input
+          id="password"
+          type="password"
+          name="password"
+          v-model="state.password"
+          class="py-2 px-3 border border-gray-500 mt-1 block w-96"
+        />
+      </div>
+
+      <div>
+        <input
+          type="submit"
+          value="Login"
+          class="btn-primary"
+        />
+      </div>
+    </form>
+
+  </main>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+</style>
diff --git a/server/config/settings/base.py b/server/config/settings/base.py
index 1f774569..43ce67e7 100644
--- a/server/config/settings/base.py
+++ b/server/config/settings/base.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ AUTH_USER_MODEL = "core.User"
 
 # FIXME make configurable!?
 # LOGIN_URL = "/sso/login/"
-LOGIN_URL = "/login/"
+LOGIN_URL = "/login"
 LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = "/"
 
 ALLOW_LOCAL_LOGIN = env.bool("IT_ALLOW_LOCAL_LOGIN", default=False)
diff --git a/server/config/urls.py b/server/config/urls.py
index 008d58a3..f99b3bdb 100644
--- a/server/config/urls.py
+++ b/server/config/urls.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.conf.urls.static import static
 from django.contrib import admin
-from django.contrib.auth import views as auth_views
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import user_passes_test
 from django.contrib.staticfiles.urls import staticfiles_urlpatterns
 from django.urls import include, path, re_path
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ from vbv_lernwelt.core.middleware.auth import django_view_authentication_exempt
 from vbv_lernwelt.core.views import (
     rate_limit_exceeded_view,
     permission_denied_view,
-    check_rate_limit, cypress_reset_view, vue_home, )
+    check_rate_limit, cypress_reset_view, vue_home, vue_login, me_user_view, )
 from .wagtail_api import wagtail_api_router
 
 
@@ -42,14 +41,16 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('pages/', include(wagtail_urls)),
     path('learnpath/', include("vbv_lernwelt.learnpath.urls")),
     path('api/completion/', include("vbv_lernwelt.completion.urls")),
+    re_path(r'api/core/me/$', me_user_view, name='me_user_view'),
 ] + static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
 if settings.DEBUG:
     # Static file serving when using Gunicorn + Uvicorn for local web socket development
     urlpatterns += staticfiles_urlpatterns()
 
 if settings.ALLOW_LOCAL_LOGIN:
-    urlpatterns += [path("login/", django_view_authentication_exempt(
-        auth_views.LoginView.as_view(template_name="core/login.html"))),]
+    urlpatterns += [
+        re_path(r'core/login/$', django_view_authentication_exempt(vue_login), name='vue_login'),
+    ]
 
 
 # API URLS
diff --git a/server/vbv_lernwelt/completion/tests/test_api.py b/server/vbv_lernwelt/completion/tests/test_api.py
index 6d21296e..22bcca73 100644
--- a/server/vbv_lernwelt/completion/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/server/vbv_lernwelt/completion/tests/test_api.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class CompletionApiTestCase(APITestCase):
 
     def setUp(self) -> None:
         self.user = User.objects.get(username='student')
-        self.client.login(username='student', password='student')
+        self.client.login(username='student', password='test')
 
     def test_completeLearningContent_works(self):
         learning_content = LearningContent.objects.get(title='Einleitung Circle "Anlayse"')
diff --git a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/create_default_users.py b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/create_default_users.py
index 886e736f..41f8be4f 100644
--- a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/create_default_users.py
+++ b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/create_default_users.py
@@ -5,25 +5,75 @@ from vbv_lernwelt.core.models import User
 
 
 def create_default_users(user_model=User, group_model=Group, default_password=None):
+    if default_password is None:
+        default_password = 'test'
+
     admin_group, created = group_model.objects.get_or_create(name='admin_group')
     content_creator_grop, created = group_model.objects.get_or_create(name='content_creator_grop')
     student_group, created = group_model.objects.get_or_create(name='student_group')
 
-    admin_password = default_password
-    if not admin_password:
-        admin_password = 'admin'
-    admin_user, created = _get_or_create_user(user_model=user_model, username='admin', password=admin_password)
-    admin_user.is_superuser = True
-    admin_user.is_staff = True
-    admin_user.groups.add(admin_group)
-    admin_user.save()
+    def _create_student_user(email, first_name, last_name, avatar_url=''):
+        student_user, created = _get_or_create_user(
+            user_model=user_model, username=email, password=default_password,
+        )
+        student_user.first_name = first_name
+        student_user.last_name = last_name
+        student_user.avatar_url = avatar_url
+        student_user.groups.add(student_group)
+        student_user.save()
 
-    student_user_password = default_password
-    if not student_user_password:
-        student_user_password = 'student'
-    student_user, created = _get_or_create_user(user_model=user_model, username='student', password=student_user_password)
-    student_user.groups.add(student_group)
-    student_user.save()
+    def _create_admin_user(email, first_name, last_name, avatar_url=''):
+        admin_user, created = _get_or_create_user(
+            user_model=user_model, username=email, password=default_password
+        )
+        admin_user.is_superuser = True
+        admin_user.is_staff = True
+        admin_user.first_name = first_name
+        admin_user.last_name = last_name
+        admin_user.groups.add(admin_group)
+        admin_user.save()
+
+    _create_admin_user(
+        email='info@iterativ.ch',
+        first_name='Info',
+        last_name='Iterativ',
+        avatar_url='/static/avatars/avatar_iterativ.png'
+    )
+
+    _create_admin_user(
+        email='admin',
+        first_name='Peter',
+        last_name='Adminson',
+        avatar_url='/static/avatars/avatar_iterativ.png'
+    )
+
+    _create_student_user(
+        email='student',
+        first_name='Student',
+        last_name='Meier',
+        avatar_url='/static/avatars/avatar_iterativ.png'
+    )
+
+    _create_student_user(
+        email='daniel.egger@iterativ.ch',
+        first_name='Daniel',
+        last_name='Egger',
+        avatar_url='/static/avatars/avatar_iterativ.png'
+    )
+
+    _create_student_user(
+        email='axel.manderbach@lernetz.ch',
+        first_name='Axel',
+        last_name='Manderbach',
+        avatar_url='/static/avatars/avatar_axel.png'
+    )
+
+    _create_student_user(
+        email='christoph.bosshard@vbv-afa.ch',
+        first_name='Christoph',
+        last_name='Bosshard',
+        avatar_url='/static/avatars/avatar_christoph.png'
+    )
 
 
 def _get_or_create_user(user_model, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -34,6 +84,10 @@ def _get_or_create_user(user_model, *args, **kwargs):
     user = user_model.objects.filter(username=username).first()
 
     if not user:
-        user = user_model.objects.create(username=username, password=make_password(password))
+        user = user_model.objects.create(
+            username=username,
+            password=make_password(password),
+            email=username,
+        )
         created = True
     return user, created
diff --git a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/management/commands/cypress_reset.py b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/management/commands/cypress_reset.py
index 934dc1f2..757ef365 100644
--- a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/management/commands/cypress_reset.py
+++ b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/management/commands/cypress_reset.py
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ def command(customer_language):
     print("cypress reset data")
 
     delete_default_learning_path()
-    create_default_learning_path()
+    create_default_learning_path(skip_locales=False)
diff --git a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/migrations/0002_user_model.py b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/migrations/0002_user_model.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2733511e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/migrations/0002_user_model.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.13 on 2022-06-28 12:06
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('core', '0001_initial'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='user',
+            name='avatar_url',
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, default='', max_length=254),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='user',
+            name='email',
+            field=models.EmailField(max_length=254, unique=True, verbose_name='email address'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/migrations/0002_create_users.py b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/migrations/0003_create_users.py
similarity index 94%
rename from server/vbv_lernwelt/core/migrations/0002_create_users.py
rename to server/vbv_lernwelt/core/migrations/0003_create_users.py
index e5d92cfa..faf79e86 100644
--- a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/migrations/0002_create_users.py
+++ b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/migrations/0003_create_users.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def create_users(apps, schema_editor):
 
 class Migration(migrations.Migration):
     dependencies = [
-        ("core", "0001_initial"),
+        ("core", "0002_user_model"),
     ]
 
     operations = [
diff --git a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/models.py b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/models.py
index b679d72d..55054f86 100644
--- a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/models.py
+++ b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/models.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ class User(AbstractUser):
     """
     # FIXME: look into it...
     # objects = UserManager()
+    avatar_url = models.CharField(max_length=254, blank=True, default='')
+    email = models.EmailField('email address', unique=True)
 
 
 class SecurityRequestResponseLog(models.Model):
diff --git a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/serializers.py b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/serializers.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ddc5ef24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/serializers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from rest_framework import serializers
+
+from vbv_lernwelt.core.models import User
+
+
+class UserSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    class Meta:
+        model = User
+        fields = [
+            'id', 'first_name', 'last_name', 'email', 'username', 'avatar_url',
+        ]
diff --git a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/templates/core/login.html b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/templates/core/login.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a8794dd..00000000
--- a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/templates/core/login.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-{% extends "base.html" %}
-
-{% block content %}
-
-  <div class="container mx-auto">
-
-    <div class="w-full min-h-screen bg-gray-50 flex flex-col sm:justify-center items-center pt-6 sm:pt-0">
-      <div class="w-full sm:max-w-md p-5 mx-auto">
-        <h2 class="mb-12 text-center text-5xl font-extrabold">Login</h2>
-        <form method="POST">
-          {% csrf_token %}
-          <div class="mb-4">
-            <label class="block mb-1" for="email">Username</label>
-            <input id="username" type="text" name="username" class="py-2 px-3 border border-gray-300 focus:border-red-300 focus:outline-none focus:ring focus:ring-red-200 focus:ring-opacity-50 rounded-md shadow-sm disabled:bg-gray-100 mt-1 block w-full"/>
-          </div>
-          <div class="mb-4">
-            <label class="block mb-1" for="password">Password</label>
-            <input id="password" type="password" name="password" class="py-2 px-3 border border-gray-300 focus:border-red-300 focus:outline-none focus:ring focus:ring-red-200 focus:ring-opacity-50 rounded-md shadow-sm disabled:bg-gray-100 mt-1 block w-full"/>
-          </div>
-
-          <div class="mt-6">
-            <button
-              class="w-full inline-flex items-center justify-center px-4 py-2 bg-red-600 border border-transparent rounded-md font-semibold capitalize text-white hover:bg-red-700 active:bg-red-700 focus:outline-none focus:border-red-700 focus:ring focus:ring-red-200 disabled:opacity-25 transition"
-              data-cy="submit"
-              type="submit">
-              Login
-            </button>
-          </div>
-        </form>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-
-  </div>
-
-{% endblock %}
diff --git a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/utils.py b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/utils.py
index d48f902c..8ad3171f 100644
--- a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/utils.py
+++ b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/utils.py
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ from rest_framework.throttling import UserRateThrottle
 from structlog.types import EventDict
 
 
-#from .models import User
-
 def structlog_add_app_info(
     logger: logging.Logger, method_name: str, event_dict: EventDict
 ) -> EventDict:
diff --git a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/views.py b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/views.py
index 29c9daa0..36c3a3b9 100644
--- a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/views.py
+++ b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/views.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 # Create your views here.
 
 import requests
+import structlog
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.contrib.auth import authenticate, login
 from django.core.management import call_command
 from django.http import JsonResponse, HttpResponse, HttpResponseRedirect
 from django.shortcuts import render
@@ -11,8 +13,12 @@ from ratelimit.decorators import ratelimit
 from rest_framework import authentication
 from rest_framework.decorators import api_view, authentication_classes, permission_classes
 from rest_framework.permissions import IsAdminUser
+from rest_framework.response import Response
 
 from vbv_lernwelt.core.middleware.auth import django_view_authentication_exempt
+from vbv_lernwelt.core.serializers import UserSerializer
+
+logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
 
 
 @django_view_authentication_exempt
@@ -37,6 +43,32 @@ def vue_home(request):
     return HttpResponse(content)
 
 
+@api_view(['POST'])
+@ensure_csrf_cookie
+def vue_login(request):
+    try:
+        username = request.data.get('username')
+        password = request.data.get('password')
+        if username and password:
+            user = authenticate(request, username=username, password=password)
+            if user:
+                login(request, user)
+                logger.debug('login successful', username=username, email=user.email, label='login')
+                return Response(UserSerializer(user).data)
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.exception(e)
+
+    logger.debug('login failed', username=username, label='login')
+    return Response({'success': False}, status=401)
+
+
+@api_view(['GET'])
+def me_user_view(request):
+    if request.user.is_authenticated:
+        return Response(UserSerializer(request.user).data)
+    return Response(status=403)
+
+
 def permission_denied_view(request, exception):
     return render(request, "403.html", status=403)
 
diff --git a/server/vbv_lernwelt/learnpath/management/commands/create_default_learning_path.py b/server/vbv_lernwelt/learnpath/management/commands/create_default_learning_path.py
index 7df9caaf..2218afd3 100644
--- a/server/vbv_lernwelt/learnpath/management/commands/create_default_learning_path.py
+++ b/server/vbv_lernwelt/learnpath/management/commands/create_default_learning_path.py
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ from vbv_lernwelt.learnpath.tests.create_default_learning_path import create_def
 
 @click.command()
 def command():
-    create_default_learning_path()
+    create_default_learning_path(skip_locales=False)
diff --git a/server/vbv_lernwelt/learnpath/tests/create_default_learning_path.py b/server/vbv_lernwelt/learnpath/tests/create_default_learning_path.py
index e6a6f45e..560b7434 100644
--- a/server/vbv_lernwelt/learnpath/tests/create_default_learning_path.py
+++ b/server/vbv_lernwelt/learnpath/tests/create_default_learning_path.py
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ from vbv_lernwelt.learnpath.tests.learning_path_factories import LearningPathFac
     ExerciseBlockFactory, DocumentBlockFactory, LearningUnitFactory, LearningUnitQuestionFactory
 
 
-def create_default_learning_path(user=None):
+def create_default_learning_path(user=None, skip_locales=True):
     if user is None:
-        user = User.objects.get(username='admin')
+        user = User.objects.get(username='info@iterativ.ch')
 
     site = Site.objects.filter(is_default_site=True).first()
 
@@ -409,18 +409,19 @@ Fachspezialisten bei.
     # circle_7 = CircleFactory.create(title="Prüfungsvorbereitung", parent=lp, topic=tp)
 
     # locales
-    locale_de = Locale.objects.get(language_code='de-CH')
-    locale_fr, _ = Locale.objects.get_or_create(language_code='fr-CH')
-    LocaleSynchronization.objects.get_or_create(
-        locale_id=locale_fr.id,
-        sync_from_id=locale_de.id
-    )
-    locale_it, _ = Locale.objects.get_or_create(language_code='it-CH')
-    LocaleSynchronization.objects.get_or_create(
-        locale_id=locale_it.id,
-        sync_from_id=locale_de.id
-    )
-    call_command('sync_locale_trees')
+    if not skip_locales:
+        locale_de = Locale.objects.get(language_code='de-CH')
+        locale_fr, _ = Locale.objects.get_or_create(language_code='fr-CH')
+        LocaleSynchronization.objects.get_or_create(
+            locale_id=locale_fr.id,
+            sync_from_id=locale_de.id
+        )
+        locale_it, _ = Locale.objects.get_or_create(language_code='it-CH')
+        LocaleSynchronization.objects.get_or_create(
+            locale_id=locale_it.id,
+            sync_from_id=locale_de.id
+        )
+        call_command('sync_locale_trees')
 
     # all pages belong to 'admin' by default
     Page.objects.update(owner=user)
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