diff --git a/inc/common.php b/inc/common.php
index e08858665d192fa6f383ef30fe497afbe67cd8df..e5ab385ca61d441ceb11fc60bc0a33cdb1e8f665 100644
--- a/inc/common.php
+++ b/inc/common.php
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ function pageinfo(){
     $info['userinfo']   = $USERINFO;
     $info['perm']       = auth_quickaclcheck($ID);
     $info['subscribed'] = is_subscribed($ID,$_SERVER['REMOTE_USER']);
+
+    // if some outside auth were used only REMOTE_USER is set
+    if(!$info['userinfo']['name']){
+      $info['userinfo']['name'] = $_SERVER['REMOTE_USER'];
+    }
   }else{
     $info['perm']       = auth_aclcheck($ID,'',null);
     $info['subscribed'] = false;