--- utils.py	2013-08-16 22:12:55.796470223 +0200
+++ utils_new.py	2013-08-16 22:12:43.029835202 +0200
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@
             cookie = cherrypy.request.cookie.get(self.cookie_name, None)
 
             if not (allow_cookie_auth and self.is_valid(cookie)):
+                password = user_password_dict.get(username)
+                user_password_dict[username] = str(password)
                 digest_auth(self.realm, get_ha1_dict_plain(self.users_dict),
                             self.secret)