diff --git a/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/base.html b/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/base.html
index 8af45561cf..510909ddef 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/base.html
+++ b/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/base.html
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@
                             {% endfor %}
                         </ul>
                         <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">
-                            {% if not user.is_authenticated %}
+                            {% if not request.user.is_authenticated %}
                                 {% trans 'Anonymous' %}
                             {% else %}
-                                <li><a href="{% url 'common:current_user_details' %}" title="{% trans 'User details' %}">{{ request.organization }}: {{ user.get_full_name|default:user }} <i class="fa fa-user"></i></a></li>
+                                <li><a href="{% url 'common:current_user_details' %}" title="{% trans 'User details' %}">{{ request.organization }}: {{ request.user.get_full_name|default:request.user }} <i class="fa fa-user"></i></a></li>
                             {% endif %}
                         </ul>
                     </div>
diff --git a/mayan/apps/common/management/commands/createsettings.py b/mayan/apps/common/management/commands/createsettings.py
index df6069cd64..93f61a613d 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/common/management/commands/createsettings.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/common/management/commands/createsettings.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Command(management.BaseCommand):
     def handle(self, *args, **options):
         path = os.path.join(settings.BASE_DIR, 'mayan', 'settings', 'local.py')
         if os.path.exists(path):
-            print 'Existing file at: {0}. Backup, remove this file and try again.'.format(path)
+            self.stdout.write(self.style.NOTICE('Existing settings file at: {0}. Backup, remove this file, and try again.'.format(path)))
         else:
             with open(path, 'w+') as file_object:
                 file_object.write('\n'.join([
diff --git a/mayan/apps/common/management/commands/initialsetup.py b/mayan/apps/common/management/commands/initialsetup.py
index f78b92fcc9..0ef0c88ab2 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/common/management/commands/initialsetup.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/common/management/commands/initialsetup.py
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from django.core import management
+from django.db.utils import OperationalError
 
 from ...signals import post_initial_setup
 
 
 class Command(management.BaseCommand):
-    help = 'Gets Mayan EDMS ready to be used.'
+    help = 'Initializes an install and gets it ready to be used.'
 
     def handle(self, *args, **options):
         management.call_command('createsettings', interactive=False)
-        management.call_command('migrate', interactive=False)
+        try:
+            result = management.call_command('migrate', interactive=False)
+        except OperationalError as exception:
+            self.stderr.write(self.style.NOTICE('Unable to migrate the database. The initialsetup command is to be used only on new installations. To upgrade existing installations use the performupgrade command.'))
+            raise
         management.call_command('createautoadmin', interactive=False)
         management.call_command('createorganizationadmin', interactive=False)
         post_initial_setup.send(sender=self)