diff --git a/extensions/guacamole-auth-quickconnect/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/auth/quickconnect/QuickConnectDirectory.java b/extensions/guacamole-auth-quickconnect/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/auth/quickconnect/QuickConnectDirectory.java
index 5070ea6e7..ceb8c80d9 100644
--- a/extensions/guacamole-auth-quickconnect/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/auth/quickconnect/QuickConnectDirectory.java
+++ b/extensions/guacamole-auth-quickconnect/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/auth/quickconnect/QuickConnectDirectory.java
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@
  */
 public class QuickConnectDirectory extends SimpleDirectory<Connection> {
 
-    /**
-     * The unique identifier of the root connection group.
-     */
-    private static final String ROOT_IDENTIFIER = "ROOT";
-
     /**
      * The connections to store.
      */
@@ -113,7 +108,7 @@ public String create(GuacamoleConfiguration config) throws GuacamoleException {
 
         // Create a new connection and set the parent identifier.
         Connection connection = new SimpleConnection(name, connectionId, config);
-        connection.setParentIdentifier(ROOT_IDENTIFIER);
+        connection.setParentIdentifier(QuickConnectUserContext.ROOT_IDENTIFIER);
 
         // Place the object in this directory.
         add(connection);
diff --git a/extensions/guacamole-auth-quickconnect/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/auth/quickconnect/QuickConnectUserContext.java b/extensions/guacamole-auth-quickconnect/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/auth/quickconnect/QuickConnectUserContext.java
index 32f4b37d2..aa98db75e 100644
--- a/extensions/guacamole-auth-quickconnect/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/auth/quickconnect/QuickConnectUserContext.java
+++ b/extensions/guacamole-auth-quickconnect/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/auth/quickconnect/QuickConnectUserContext.java
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
  */
 public class QuickConnectUserContext extends AbstractUserContext {
 
+    /**
+     * The unique identifier of the root connection group.
+     */
+    public static final String ROOT_IDENTIFIER = DEFAULT_ROOT_CONNECTION_GROUP;
+
     /**
      * The AuthenticationProvider that created this UserContext.
      */
@@ -71,25 +76,25 @@ public class QuickConnectUserContext extends AbstractUserContext {
      *     The name of the user logging in and using this class.
      */
     public QuickConnectUserContext(AuthenticationProvider authProvider,
-            String username) {
+            String username) throws GuacamoleException {
 
         // Initialize the rootGroup to a basic connection group with a
         // single root identifier.
         this.rootGroup = new QuickConnectionGroup(
-            DEFAULT_ROOT_CONNECTION_GROUP,
-            DEFAULT_ROOT_CONNECTION_GROUP
+            ROOT_IDENTIFIER,
+            ROOT_IDENTIFIER
         );
 
+        // Initialize the connection directory
+        this.connectionDirectory = new QuickConnectDirectory(this.rootGroup);
+
         // Initialize the user to a SimpleUser with the provided username,
         // no connections, and the single root group.
         this.self = new SimpleUser(username,
-            Collections.<String>emptyList(),
-            Collections.singleton(DEFAULT_ROOT_CONNECTION_GROUP)
+            connectionDirectory.getIdentifiers(),
+            Collections.singleton(ROOT_IDENTIFIER)
         );
 
-        // Initialize the connection directory
-        this.connectionDirectory = new QuickConnectDirectory(this.rootGroup);
-
         // Set the authProvider to the calling authProvider object.
         this.authProvider = authProvider;