diff --git a/ckan/ckan_app.py b/ckan/ckan_app.py
index 8dc55f2e30b..deddd4149ff 100644
--- a/ckan/ckan_app.py
+++ b/ckan/ckan_app.py
@@ -6,18 +6,32 @@
 registry = None
 translator_obj = None
 
-def register_translator():
-    # Register a translator in this thread so that
-    # the _() functions in logic layer can work
+def fake_pylons():
+    import pylons
+    from pylons.util import ContextObj, PylonsContext
+
     from paste.registry import Registry
     from pylons import translator
     from ckan.lib.cli import MockTranslator
+
     global registry
+    global translator_obj
+
+    c = pylons.util.AttribSafeContextObj()
+
     registry=Registry()
     registry.prepare()
-    global translator_obj
+
     translator_obj=MockTranslator()
+
     registry.register(translator, translator_obj)
+    registry.register(pylons.c, c)
+
+
+def unfake_pylons(response):
+    import pylons
+    pylons.tmpl_context._pop_object()
+    return response
 
 
 def create_app():
@@ -26,7 +40,10 @@ def create_app():
     app.debug = True
 
     app.before_request_funcs = {
-        None: [register_translator]
+        None: [fake_pylons]
+    }
+    app.after_request_funcs = {
+        None: [unfake_pylons]
     }
 
     ##############################################################################
diff --git a/ckan/controllers/flapi.py b/ckan/controllers/flapi.py
index be102198628..f32ad17ca21 100644
--- a/ckan/controllers/flapi.py
+++ b/ckan/controllers/flapi.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import logging
-import json
 
 import ckan.model as model
 import ckan.logic as logic
+from ckan.common import json, _, ungettext, c
 
 from flask import abort, jsonify, request, Response
 from flask.views import MethodView
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ def get(self, func_name):
         except Exception, e:
             abort(404)
 
-        params = request.args
+        params = request.args.copy()
 
         # TODO: Check and pop callback
 
-        context = {'model':model, 'session': model.Session, 'user': ''}
+        context = {'model':model, 'session': model.Session, 'user': c.user}
         try:
             response = fn(context, params)
         except logic.ValidationError, e: