diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/screens/dossier-template-listing/dossier-templates-listing-screen.component.html b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/screens/dossier-template-listing/dossier-templates-listing-screen.component.html
index c16e1da3f..9d80847a3 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/screens/dossier-template-listing/dossier-templates-listing-screen.component.html
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/screens/dossier-template-listing/dossier-templates-listing-screen.component.html
@@ -76,7 +76,11 @@
         </div>
 
         <div class="cell user-column">
-            <redaction-initials-avatar [user]="dossierTemplate.createdBy" [withName]="true"></redaction-initials-avatar>
+            <redaction-initials-avatar
+                [defaultValue]="'unknown' | translate"
+                [user]="dossierTemplate.createdBy"
+                [withName]="true"
+            ></redaction-initials-avatar>
         </div>
 
         <div class="cell small-label">
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/buttons/user-button/user-button.component.html b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/buttons/user-button/user-button.component.html
index 82028be44..d336757c6 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/buttons/user-button/user-button.component.html
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/buttons/user-button/user-button.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <button [class.overlay]="showDot" mat-button>
-    <redaction-initials-avatar [user]="userId" [withName]="true" size="small"></redaction-initials-avatar>
+    <redaction-initials-avatar [user]="userService.currentUser$ | async" [withName]="true" size="small"></redaction-initials-avatar>
     <mat-icon svgIcon="iqser:arrow-down"></mat-icon>
 </button>
 <div *ngIf="showDot" class="dot"></div>
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/buttons/user-button/user-button.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/buttons/user-button/user-button.component.ts
index 7d38097fa..f0d95622c 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/buttons/user-button/user-button.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/buttons/user-button/user-button.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, Input } from '@angular/core';
+import { UserService } from '@services/user.service';
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'redaction-user-button',
@@ -9,4 +10,6 @@ import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, Input } from '@angular/core';
 export class UserButtonComponent {
     @Input() userId: string;
     @Input() showDot = false;
+
+    constructor(readonly userService: UserService) {}
 }
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/initials-avatar/initials-avatar.component.html b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/initials-avatar/initials-avatar.component.html
index b2f2ed660..538181b7c 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/initials-avatar/initials-avatar.component.html
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/initials-avatar/initials-avatar.component.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         [matTooltipPosition]="tooltipPosition"
         [matTooltip]="userName"
     >
-        {{ _user | name: { showInitials: true, defaultValue: ('initials-avatar.unassigned' | translate) } }}
+        {{ _user | name: { showInitials: true } }}
     </div>
     <div *ngIf="withName" [class.disabled]="disabled" class="clamp-2 username">
         {{ userName }}
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/initials-avatar/initials-avatar.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/initials-avatar/initials-avatar.component.ts
index efe4e086b..ac759b710 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/initials-avatar/initials-avatar.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/initials-avatar/initials-avatar.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, Input, OnChanges, OnDestroy } from '@angular/core';
+import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, Input, OnChanges, OnDestroy, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { UserService } from '@services/user.service';
 import { AutoUnsubscribe } from '@iqser/common-ui';
 import { User } from '@models/user';
@@ -11,18 +11,16 @@ import { NamePipeOptions } from '@shared/pipes/name.pipe';
     styleUrls: ['./initials-avatar.component.scss'],
     changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
 })
-export class InitialsAvatarComponent extends AutoUnsubscribe implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
+export class InitialsAvatarComponent extends AutoUnsubscribe implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
     @Input() color = 'lightgray';
     @Input() size: 'small' | 'large' = 'small';
     @Input() withName = false;
     @Input() showYou = false;
     @Input() tooltipPosition: 'below' | 'above' = 'above';
+    @Input() defaultValue = this._translateService.instant('initials-avatar.unassigned');
     colorClass: string;
 
-    readonly namePipeOptions: NamePipeOptions = {
-        showYou: this.showYou,
-        defaultValue: this._translateService.instant('initials-avatar.unassigned'),
-    };
+    namePipeOptions: NamePipeOptions;
 
     constructor(private readonly _userService: UserService, private readonly _translateService: TranslateService) {
         super();
@@ -44,7 +42,7 @@ export class InitialsAvatarComponent extends AutoUnsubscribe implements OnChange
     }
 
     get disabled(): boolean {
-        return this._user && !this._user.isActive;
+        return this._user && !this._isSystemUser && !this._user.isActive;
     }
 
     get isCurrentUser(): boolean {
@@ -65,13 +63,23 @@ export class InitialsAvatarComponent extends AutoUnsubscribe implements OnChange
         return `${this.color}-dark`;
     }
 
+    private get _isSystemUser() {
+        return this._user?.id?.toLowerCase() === 'system';
+    }
+
     ngOnChanges(): void {
-        const isSystemUser = this._user?.id?.toLowerCase() === 'system';
-        if (isSystemUser) {
+        if (this._isSystemUser) {
             this.colorClass = 'primary-white primary';
             return;
         }
 
         this.colorClass = this._colorClass;
     }
+
+    ngOnInit(): void {
+        this.namePipeOptions = {
+            showYou: this.showYou,
+            defaultValue: this.defaultValue,
+        };
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/pipes/name.pipe.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/pipes/name.pipe.ts
index 13da6ecb4..90a54fe78 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/pipes/name.pipe.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/pipes/name.pipe.ts
@@ -36,12 +36,13 @@ export class NamePipe implements PipeTransform {
 
     transform(value?: User | string, options = this._defaultOptions): string {
         let name;
-        if (!value || !isSystemUser(value)) {
-            name = this._getName(value) || options?.defaultValue;
-        } else {
-            name = 'System';
+
+        if (!value && options?.showInitials) {
+            return '?';
         }
 
+        name = this._getName(value) || options?.defaultValue;
+
         if (options?.showYou && this._isCurrentUser(value)) {
             name = `${name} (${this._translateService.instant('initials-avatar.you')})`;
         }
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/services/user.service.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/services/user.service.ts
index fa84aec68..39e815871 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/services/user.service.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/services/user.service.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import jwt_decode from 'jwt-decode';
 import { CreateUserRequest, IUser, ResetPasswordRequest, UpdateMyProfileRequest, UpdateProfileRequest } from '@redaction/red-ui-http';
 import { wipeCaches } from '@redaction/red-cache';
 import { BASE_HREF } from '../tokens';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { BehaviorSubject, Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { User } from '@models/user';
 import { EntitiesService, List, mapEach, QueryParam, RequiredParam, Validate } from '@iqser/common-ui';
 import { tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
@@ -21,18 +21,20 @@ export interface ProfileModel {
     providedIn: 'root',
 })
 export class UserService extends EntitiesService<User, IUser> {
+    readonly currentUser$: Observable<User>;
+    private readonly _currentUser$ = new BehaviorSubject<User>(null);
+
     constructor(
         protected readonly _injector: Injector,
         @Inject(BASE_HREF) private readonly _baseHref: string,
         private readonly _keycloakService: KeycloakService,
     ) {
         super(_injector, User, 'user');
+        this.currentUser$ = this._currentUser$.asObservable();
     }
 
-    private _currentUser: User;
-
     get currentUser(): User {
-        return this._currentUser;
+        return this._currentUser$.value;
     }
 
     get managerUsers(): User[] {
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ export class UserService extends EntitiesService<User, IUser> {
     }
 
     loadAll() {
-        const all$ = this._currentUser.isUserAdmin ? this.getUsers() : this.getUsers(true);
+        const all$ = this.currentUser.isUserAdmin ? this.getUsers() : this.getUsers(true);
 
         return all$.pipe(
             mapEach(user => new User(user, user.roles, user.userId)),
@@ -59,16 +61,20 @@ export class UserService extends EntitiesService<User, IUser> {
 
     async loadCurrentUser() {
         const token = await this._keycloakService.getToken();
-        const decoded: { sub: string } = jwt_decode(token);
-        const userId = decoded.sub;
-        this._currentUser = new User(await this._keycloakService.loadUserProfile(true), this._keycloakService.getUserRoles(true), userId);
+        const decoded = jwt_decode(token);
+        const userId = (<{ sub: string }>decoded).sub;
+
+        const roles = this._keycloakService.getUserRoles(true).filter(role => role.startsWith('RED_'));
+        this.replace(new User(await this._keycloakService.loadUserProfile(true), roles, userId));
+
+        this._currentUser$.next(this.find(userId));
     }
 
     getNameForId(userId: string): string | undefined {
         return this.find(userId)?.name;
     }
 
-    hasAnyRole(requiredRoles: string[], user = this._currentUser): boolean {
+    hasAnyRole(requiredRoles: string[], user = this.currentUser): boolean {
         if (requiredRoles?.length > 0) {
             for (const role of requiredRoles) {
                 if (user.roles.indexOf(role) >= 0) {
@@ -111,4 +117,11 @@ export class UserService extends EntitiesService<User, IUser> {
         const queryParams = userIds.map<QueryParam>(userId => ({ key: 'userId', value: userId }));
         return super.delete(userIds, this._defaultModelPath, queryParams);
     }
+
+    find(id: string): User | undefined {
+        if (id?.toLowerCase() === 'system') {
+            return new User({ email: 'System' }, [], 'system');
+        }
+        return super.find(id);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/state/app-state.guard.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/state/app-state.guard.ts
index e52638e04..437bb8cb4 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/state/app-state.guard.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/state/app-state.guard.ts
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ export class AppStateGuard implements CanActivate {
 
     async canActivate(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot): Promise<boolean> {
         if (this._userService.currentUser.isUserAdmin) {
-            await this._userService.loadAllIfEmpty();
+            await this._userService.loadAll().toPromise();
         }
 
         if (this._userService.currentUser.isUser || this._userService.currentUser.isAdmin) {
-            await this._userService.loadAllIfEmpty();
+            await this._userService.loadAll().toPromise();
             await this._dossierTemplatesService.loadAllIfEmpty();
             await this._appStateService.loadDictionaryDataIfNecessary();
         }