diff --git a/lib/app/index.js b/lib/app/index.js
index 32f35a6222..898cfecf03 100644
--- a/lib/app/index.js
+++ b/lib/app/index.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ get('/:uidParam?', function(page, model, _arg) {
   return model.subscribe("users." + userId, function(err, user) {
     var guid, newUser, task, _i, _len, _ref1;
     if (!user.get('id')) {
-      newUser = schema.userSchema;
+      newUser = require('node.extend')(true, {}, schema.userSchema);
       _ref1 = content.defaultTasks;
       for (_i = 0, _len = _ref1.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
         task = _ref1[_i];
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 331fd2b8b1..919720099b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "habitrpg",
   "description": "A habit tracker app which treats your goals like a Role Playing Game.",
-  "version": "0.0.0-95",
+  "version": "0.0.0-101",
   "main": "./server.js",
   "dependencies": {
     "derby": "git://github.com/codeparty/derby#master",
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
     "racer-db-mongo": "0.3.11",
     "connect-mongo": ">=0.1.9",
     "derby-ui-boot": "*",
-    "guid": "*"
+    "guid": "*",
+    "node.extend": "*"
   },
   "private": true,
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/app/index.coffee b/src/app/index.coffee
index 37440d675f..0b989baa95 100644
--- a/src/app/index.coffee
+++ b/src/app/index.coffee
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ scoring = require('./scoring')
 schema = require('./schema')
 helpers = require('./helpers')
 helpers.viewHelpers(view)
+# $ = require('jQuery')
+# _ = require('underscore')
 
 # ========== ROUTES ==========
 
 get '/:uidParam?', (page, model, {uidParam}) ->
   
-  # Current browser session
   # The session middleware will assign a _userId automatically
   userId = model.get '_userId'
   
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@ get '/:uidParam?', (page, model, {uidParam}) ->
     
     # Create new user if none exists
     unless user.get('id')
-      newUser = schema.userSchema
+      # deep clone, else further new users get duplicate objects
+      newUser = require('node.extend')(true, {}, schema.userSchema)
       for task in content.defaultTasks
         guid = task.id = require('derby/node_modules/racer').uuid()
         newUser.tasks[guid] = task