diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6bfc709..e70a506 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ See [Entrust](https://github.com/Zizaco/entrust)
 
 #### Redirecting to previous route after login
 
-When defining your filter you should set the `'loginRedirect'` session variable. For example:
+When defining your filter you should use the Redirect::guest('user/login') within your auth filter. For example:
 
     // filters.php
 
@@ -276,11 +276,7 @@ When defining your filter you should set the `'loginRedirect'` session variable.
     {
         if ( Auth::guest() ) // If the user is not logged in
         {
-            // Set the loginRedirect session variable
-            Session::put( 'loginRedirect', Request::url() );
-
-            // Redirect back to user login
-            return Redirect::to( 'user/login' );
+            return Redirect::guest('user/login');
         }
     });
 
@@ -293,9 +289,11 @@ or, if you are using [Entrust](https://github.com/Zizaco/entrust) ;)
     // filters.php
 
     Entrust::routeNeedsRole( 'admin*', 'Admin', function(){
-        Session::put( 'loginRedirect', Request::url() );
-        return Redirect::to( 'user/login' );
+            return Redirect::guest('user/login');
     } );
+
+Finally, it'll auto redirect if your controller's user/login function uses Redirect:intended('a/default/url/here') after a successful login.
+The [generated controller](https://github.com/Zizaco/confide/blob/master/src/views/generators/controller.blade.php) does exactly this.
     
 #### Validating a route
 
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 8f0e203..18658c1 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "require": {
         "php": ">=5.3.0",
         "illuminate/support": "*",
-        "laravelbook/ardent": "1.1.x"
+        "laravelbook/ardent": "2.1.x"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "mockery/mockery": "0.7.2",
diff --git a/src/Zizaco/Confide/Confide.php b/src/Zizaco/Confide/Confide.php
index 04dbe4f..7bc5f3e 100644
--- a/src/Zizaco/Confide/Confide.php
+++ b/src/Zizaco/Confide/Confide.php
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ protected function attemptCacheKey( $credentials )
     {
         return 'confide_flogin_attempt_'
             .$this->app['request']->server('REMOTE_ADDR')
-            .$this->app['request']->server('HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR')
             .$credentials['email'];
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Zizaco/Confide/ConfideEloquentRepository.php b/src/Zizaco/Confide/ConfideEloquentRepository.php
index ade0273..15e92c7 100644
--- a/src/Zizaco/Confide/ConfideEloquentRepository.php
+++ b/src/Zizaco/Confide/ConfideEloquentRepository.php
@@ -273,4 +273,10 @@ public function confirmUser( $user )
         
         return true;
     }
+
+    public function validate(array $rules = array(), array $customMessages = array())
+    {
+        return $this->model()->validate($rules, $customMessages);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/Zizaco/Confide/ConfideRepository.php b/src/Zizaco/Confide/ConfideRepository.php
index d6fd1e9..87278c1 100644
--- a/src/Zizaco/Confide/ConfideRepository.php
+++ b/src/Zizaco/Confide/ConfideRepository.php
@@ -99,4 +99,6 @@ public function userExists( $user );
      * @return boolean Success
      */
     public function confirmUser( $user );
+
+    public function validate(array $rules, array $customMessages);
 }
diff --git a/src/Zizaco/Confide/ConfideUser.php b/src/Zizaco/Confide/ConfideUser.php
index 1623846..a4208b7 100644
--- a/src/Zizaco/Confide/ConfideUser.php
+++ b/src/Zizaco/Confide/ConfideUser.php
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ public function save( array $rules = array(), array $customMessages = array(), a
         }
         else
         {
+            static::$app['confide.repository']->validate();
             $this->validationErrors->add(
                 'duplicated',
                 static::$app['translator']->get('confide::confide.alerts.duplicated_credentials')
@@ -270,11 +271,12 @@ protected function real_save( array $rules = array(), array $customMessages = ar
             /*
              * This will make sure that a non modified password
              * will not trigger validation error.
+             * @fixed Pull #110
              */
-            if( empty($rules) && $this->password == $this->getOriginal('password') )
+            if( isset($rules['password']) && $this->password == $this->getOriginal('password') )
             {
-                $rules = static::$rules;
-                $rules['password'] = 'required';
+                unset($rules['password']);
+                unset($rules['password_confirmation']);
             }
 
             return parent::save( $rules, $customMessages, $options, $beforeSave, $afterSave );
diff --git a/src/views/generators/controller.blade.php b/src/views/generators/controller.blade.php
index 2158d49..8af8999 100644
--- a/src/views/generators/controller.blade.php
+++ b/src/views/generators/controller.blade.php
@@ -103,16 +103,11 @@ public function {{ (! $restful) ? 'do_login' : 'postLogin' }}()
         // Get the value from the config file instead of changing the controller
         if ( Confide::logAttempt( $input, Config::get('confide::signup_confirm') ) ) 
         {
-            // If the session 'loginRedirect' is set, then redirect
-            // to that route. Otherwise redirect to '/'
-            $r = Session::get('loginRedirect');
-            if (!empty($r))
-            {
-                Session::forget('loginRedirect');
-                return Redirect::to($r);
-            }
-            
-            return Redirect::to('/'); // change it to '/admin', '/dashboard' or something
+            // Redirect the user to the URL they were trying to access before
+            // caught by the authentication filter IE Redirect::guest('user/login').
+            // Otherwise fallback to '/'
+            // Fix pull #145
+            return Redirect::intended('/'); // change it to '/admin', '/dashboard' or something
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/tests/ConfideTest.php b/tests/ConfideTest.php
index 67f0692..f208cfb 100644
--- a/tests/ConfideTest.php
+++ b/tests/ConfideTest.php
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ public function testShouldThrottleLogAttempt()
     {
         $tries = 15;
 
+        $this->confide->app['request'] = m::mock( 'Request' );
+        $this->confide->app['request']->shouldReceive('server')
+            ->andReturn( '12.34.56.78' );
+
         $confide_user = $this->mockConfideUser();
         $confide_user->shouldReceive('get','first')
             ->andReturn( null );
@@ -132,7 +136,7 @@ public function testShouldThrottleLogAttempt()
         $this->confide->app['hash']->shouldReceive('check')
             ->andReturn( false );
 
-        for ($i=0; $i < $tries; $i++) { 
+        for ($i=0; $i < $tries; $i++) {
 
             // Simulates cache values
             $this->useCacheForThrottling($i);
@@ -341,7 +345,7 @@ private function useCacheForThrottling( $value )
     {
         $cache = m::mock('Illuminate\Cache\Store');
         $cache->shouldReceive('put')
-            ->with( "confide_flogin_attempt_wrong", $value+1, 2 )
+            ->with( "confide_flogin_attempt_12.34.56.78wrong", $value+1, 2 )
             ->once();
         $cache->shouldReceive('get')
             ->andReturn( $value );
diff --git a/tests/ConfideUserTest.php b/tests/ConfideUserTest.php
index 98f2d3a..193f89c 100644
--- a/tests/ConfideUserTest.php
+++ b/tests/ConfideUserTest.php
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ public function testShouldNotSaveDuplicated()
             ->andReturn( 1 )
             ->once();
 
+        ConfideUser::$app['confide.repository']->shouldReceive('validate')
+            ->andReturn( true )
+            ->once();
+
         $this->populateUser();
         $this->confide_user->confirmation_code = '';
         $this->confide_user->confirmed = false;