diff --git a/rhodecode/events/base.py b/rhodecode/events/base.py
--- a/rhodecode/events/base.py
+++ b/rhodecode/events/base.py
@@ -56,12 +56,14 @@ class RhodecodeEvent(object):
     @property
     def actor(self):
         auth_user = self.auth_user
+
         if auth_user:
             instance = auth_user.get_instance()
             if not instance:
                 return AttributeDict(dict(
                     username=auth_user.username
                 ))
+            return instance
 
         return SYSTEM_USER