diff --git a/kallithea/controllers/admin/my_account.py b/kallithea/controllers/admin/my_account.py
--- a/kallithea/controllers/admin/my_account.py
+++ b/kallithea/controllers/admin/my_account.py
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ class MyAccountController(BaseController
         # url('my_account')
         c.active = 'profile'
         self.__load_data()
-        c.perm_user = AuthUser(user_id=self.authuser.user_id,
-                               ip_addr=self.ip_addr)
+        c.perm_user = AuthUser(user_id=self.authuser.user_id)
+        c.ip_addr = self.ip_addr
         c.extern_type = c.user.extern_type
         c.extern_name = c.user.extern_name
 
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ class MyAccountController(BaseController
     def my_account_perms(self):
         c.active = 'perms'
         self.__load_data()
-        c.perm_user = AuthUser(user_id=self.authuser.user_id,
-                               ip_addr=self.ip_addr)
+        c.perm_user = AuthUser(user_id=self.authuser.user_id)
+        c.ip_addr = self.ip_addr
 
         return render('admin/my_account/my_account.html')
 
diff --git a/kallithea/controllers/admin/users.py b/kallithea/controllers/admin/users.py
--- a/kallithea/controllers/admin/users.py
+++ b/kallithea/controllers/admin/users.py
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ class UsersController(BaseController):
         c.user = user_model.get(id)
         c.extern_type = c.user.extern_type
         c.extern_name = c.user.extern_name
-        c.perm_user = AuthUser(user_id=id, ip_addr=self.ip_addr)
+        c.perm_user = AuthUser(user_id=id)
+        c.ip_addr = self.ip_addr
         _form = UserForm(edit=True, old_data={'user_id': id,
                                               'email': c.user.email})()
         form_result = {}
@@ -248,7 +249,8 @@ class UsersController(BaseController):
         c.active = 'profile'
         c.extern_type = c.user.extern_type
         c.extern_name = c.user.extern_name
-        c.perm_user = AuthUser(user_id=id, ip_addr=self.ip_addr)
+        c.perm_user = AuthUser(user_id=id)
+        c.ip_addr = self.ip_addr
 
         defaults = c.user.get_dict()
         return htmlfill.render(
@@ -260,7 +262,8 @@ class UsersController(BaseController):
     def edit_advanced(self, id):
         c.user = self._get_user_or_raise_if_default(id)
         c.active = 'advanced'
-        c.perm_user = AuthUser(user_id=id, ip_addr=self.ip_addr)
+        c.perm_user = AuthUser(user_id=id)
+        c.ip_addr = self.ip_addr
 
         umodel = UserModel()
         defaults = c.user.get_dict()
@@ -331,7 +334,8 @@ class UsersController(BaseController):
     def edit_perms(self, id):
         c.user = self._get_user_or_raise_if_default(id)
         c.active = 'perms'
-        c.perm_user = AuthUser(user_id=id, ip_addr=self.ip_addr)
+        c.perm_user = AuthUser(user_id=id)
+        c.ip_addr = self.ip_addr
 
         umodel = UserModel()
         defaults = c.user.get_dict()
diff --git a/kallithea/controllers/api/__init__.py b/kallithea/controllers/api/__init__.py
--- a/kallithea/controllers/api/__init__.py
+++ b/kallithea/controllers/api/__init__.py
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ class JSONRPCController(WSGIController):
                                      message='Invalid API key')
 
             #check if we are allowed to use this IP
-            auth_u = AuthUser(u.user_id, self._req_api_key, ip_addr=ip_addr)
-            if not auth_u.ip_allowed:
+            auth_u = AuthUser(u.user_id, self._req_api_key)
+            if not auth_u.is_ip_allowed(ip_addr):
                 return jsonrpc_error(retid=self._req_id,
                         message='request from IP:%s not allowed' % (ip_addr,))
             else:
diff --git a/kallithea/controllers/login.py b/kallithea/controllers/login.py
--- a/kallithea/controllers/login.py
+++ b/kallithea/controllers/login.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class LoginController(BaseController):
             c.came_from = url('home')
 
         not_default = self.authuser.username != User.DEFAULT_USER
-        ip_allowed = self.authuser.ip_allowed
+        ip_allowed = self.authuser.is_ip_allowed(self.ip_addr)
 
         # redirect if already logged in
         if self.authuser.is_authenticated and not_default and ip_allowed:
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/auth.py b/kallithea/lib/auth.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/auth.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/auth.py
@@ -468,14 +468,13 @@ class AuthUser(object):
     anonymous access is enabled and if so, it returns default user as logged in
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, user_id=None, api_key=None, username=None, ip_addr=None):
+    def __init__(self, user_id=None, api_key=None, username=None):
 
         self.user_id = user_id
         self._api_key = api_key
 
         self.api_key = None
         self.username = username
-        self.ip_addr = ip_addr
         self.name = ''
         self.lastname = ''
         self.email = ''
@@ -596,17 +595,13 @@ class AuthUser(object):
         return [x[0] for x in self.permissions['user_groups'].iteritems()
                 if x[1] == 'usergroup.admin']
 
-    @property
-    def ip_allowed(self):
+    def is_ip_allowed(self, ip_addr):
         """
-        Checks if ip_addr used in constructor is allowed from defined list of
-        allowed ip_addresses for user
-
-        :returns: boolean, True if ip is in allowed ip range
+        Determine if `ip_addr` is on the list of allowed IP addresses
+        for this user.
         """
-        # check IP
         inherit = self.inherit_default_permissions
-        return AuthUser.check_ip_allowed(self.user_id, self.ip_addr,
+        return AuthUser.check_ip_allowed(self.user_id, ip_addr,
                                          inherit_from_default=inherit)
 
     @classmethod
@@ -622,8 +617,8 @@ class AuthUser(object):
             return False
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return "<AuthUser('id:%s[%s] ip:%s auth:%s')>"\
-            % (self.user_id, self.username, self.ip_addr, self.is_authenticated)
+        return "<AuthUser('id:%s[%s] auth:%s')>"\
+            % (self.user_id, self.username, self.is_authenticated)
 
     def set_authenticated(self, authenticated=True):
         if self.user_id != self.anonymous_user.user_id:
@@ -729,14 +724,14 @@ class LoginRequired(object):
         return decorator(self.__wrapper, func)
 
     def __wrapper(self, func, *fargs, **fkwargs):
-        cls = fargs[0]
-        user = cls.authuser
-        loc = "%s:%s" % (cls.__class__.__name__, func.__name__)
+        controller = fargs[0]
+        user = controller.authuser
+        loc = "%s:%s" % (controller.__class__.__name__, func.__name__)
         log.debug('Checking access for user %s @ %s' % (user, loc))
 
         # check if our IP is allowed
-        if not user.ip_allowed:
-            return redirect_to_login(_('IP %s not allowed' % (user.ip_addr)))
+        if not user.is_ip_allowed(controller.ip_addr):
+            return redirect_to_login(_('IP %s not allowed') % controller.ip_addr)
 
         # check if we used an API key and it's a valid one
         api_key = request.GET.get('api_key')
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/base.py b/kallithea/lib/base.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/base.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/base.py
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ class BaseController(WSGIController):
         self.scm_model = ScmModel(self.sa)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _determine_auth_user(ip_addr, api_key, session_authuser):
+    def _determine_auth_user(api_key, session_authuser):
         """
         Create an `AuthUser` object given the IP address of the request, the
         API key (if any), and the authuser from the session.
@@ -350,13 +350,13 @@ class BaseController(WSGIController):
 
         if api_key:
             # when using API_KEY we are sure user exists.
-            auth_user = AuthUser(api_key=api_key, ip_addr=ip_addr)
+            auth_user = AuthUser(api_key=api_key)
             authenticated = False
         else:
             cookie_store = CookieStoreWrapper(session_authuser)
             user_id = cookie_store.get('user_id')
             try:
-                auth_user = AuthUser(user_id=user_id, ip_addr=ip_addr)
+                auth_user = AuthUser(user_id=user_id)
             except UserCreationError as e:
                 # container auth or other auth functions that create users on
                 # the fly can throw UserCreationError to signal issues with
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ class BaseController(WSGIController):
                 # exception object.
                 from kallithea.lib import helpers as h
                 h.flash(e, 'error')
-                auth_user = AuthUser(ip_addr=ip_addr)
+                auth_user = AuthUser()
 
             authenticated = cookie_store.get('is_authenticated')
 
@@ -386,7 +386,6 @@ class BaseController(WSGIController):
 
             #set globals for auth user
             self.authuser = c.authuser = request.user = self._determine_auth_user(
-                self.ip_addr,
                 request.GET.get('api_key'),
                 session.get('authuser'),
             )
diff --git a/kallithea/templates/admin/my_account/my_account_profile.html b/kallithea/templates/admin/my_account/my_account_profile.html
--- a/kallithea/templates/admin/my_account/my_account_profile.html
+++ b/kallithea/templates/admin/my_account/my_account_profile.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
                 %else:
                 <strong>${_('Avatars are disabled')}</strong>
                 <br/>${c.user.email or _('Missing email, please update your user email address.')}
-                    [${_('Current IP')}: ${c.perm_user.ip_addr or "?"}]
+                    [${_('Current IP')}: ${c.ip_addr}]
                 %endif
                </p>
            </div>
diff --git a/kallithea/templates/admin/users/user_edit_profile.html b/kallithea/templates/admin/users/user_edit_profile.html
--- a/kallithea/templates/admin/users/user_edit_profile.html
+++ b/kallithea/templates/admin/users/user_edit_profile.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                 <br/>${c.user.email or _('Missing email, please update this user email address.')}
                         ##show current ip just if we show ourself
                         %if c.authuser.username == c.user.username:
-                            [${_('Current IP')}: ${c.perm_user.ip_addr or "?"}]
+                            [${_('Current IP')}: ${c.ip_addr}]
                         %endif
                 %endif
            </div>