diff --git a/vendor/regidesk/regidesk/views.py b/vendor/regidesk/regidesk/views.py
index 86cdbd6a4cae7a5b67866adf7c99aebcc598ccfb..008e4e5575df1e81200095adf7b465d13b63bddc 100644
--- a/vendor/regidesk/regidesk/views.py
+++ b/vendor/regidesk/regidesk/views.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib import messages
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import permission_required, user_passes_test, login_required
 from django.contrib.auth.mixins import PermissionRequiredMixin
-from django.contrib.auth.models import User, Group
+from django.contrib.auth.models import Group
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from django.contrib.sites.models import Site
 from django.db import transaction
 from django.db.models import F, Q
@@ -32,10 +33,10 @@ from symposion.conference.models import Conference
 from regidesk import forms
 from regidesk.models import BoardingPass, BoardingPassTemplate, CheckIn
 
-
-
+User = get_user_model()
 AttendeeProfile = util.get_object_from_name(settings.ATTENDEE_PROFILE_MODEL)
 
+
 def _staff_only(user):
     ''' Returns true if the user is staff. '''
     return user.is_staff