diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/Constants.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/Constants.java
index f466f023..74ae8d43 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/Constants.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/Constants.java
@@ -8,9 +8,17 @@
 
 package ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl;
 
+import java.util.Collection;
+
 import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.RGB;
 import org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormat;
 import org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
+import org.springframework.core.ParameterizedTypeReference;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type.TypeReference;
+
+import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.api.APIMessage;
+import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.api.authorization.Privilege;
 
 /** Global Constants used in SEB Server web-service as well as in web-gui component */
 public final class Constants {
@@ -107,4 +115,11 @@ public final class Constants {
     public static final RGB WHITE_RGB = new RGB(255, 255, 255);
     public static final RGB BLACK_RGB = new RGB(0, 0, 0);
 
+    public static final TypeReference<Collection<APIMessage>> TYPE_REFERENCE_API_MESSAGE = new TypeReference<>() {
+    };
+
+    public static final ParameterizedTypeReference<Collection<Privilege>> TYPE_REFERENCE_PRIVILEGES =
+            new ParameterizedTypeReference<>() {
+            };
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/service/remote/webservice/auth/CurrentUser.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/service/remote/webservice/auth/CurrentUser.java
index 94502b4f..37bda322 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/service/remote/webservice/auth/CurrentUser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/service/remote/webservice/auth/CurrentUser.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.ScopedProxyMode;
-import org.springframework.core.ParameterizedTypeReference;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpEntity;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@ import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 import org.springframework.web.context.WebApplicationContext;
 
+import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.Constants;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.api.API;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.api.EntityType;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.api.authorization.Privilege;
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ public class CurrentUser {
             this.attributes.clear();
         }
 
+        this.privileges = null;
+
         if (isAvailable()) {
             if (this.authContext.logout()) {
                 this.authContext = null;
@@ -225,8 +227,7 @@ public class CurrentUser {
                                         .toUriString(),
                                 HttpMethod.GET,
                                 HttpEntity.EMPTY,
-                                new ParameterizedTypeReference<Collection<Privilege>>() {
-                                });
+                                Constants.TYPE_REFERENCE_PRIVILEGES);
 
                 if (exchange.getStatusCodeValue() == HttpStatus.OK.value()) {
                     final Collection<Privilege> privileges = exchange.getBody();
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/service/session/InstructionProcessor.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/service/session/InstructionProcessor.java
index ef3b2add..ff9a4d5e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/service/session/InstructionProcessor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/service/session/InstructionProcessor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Lazy;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type.TypeReference;
-
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.Constants;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.api.API;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.api.APIMessage;
@@ -149,8 +147,7 @@ public class InstructionProcessor {
                 try {
                     final Collection<APIMessage> errorMessage = this.jsonMapper.readValue(
                             response,
-                            new TypeReference<Collection<APIMessage>>() {
-                            });
+                            Constants.TYPE_REFERENCE_API_MESSAGE);
 
                     pageContext.notifyUnexpectedError(new RestCallError(
                             "Failed to propagate SEB client instruction: ",