diff --git a/public/js/wn/defaults.js b/public/js/wn/defaults.js
index 9d7320325d..30c920bf79 100644
--- a/public/js/wn/defaults.js
+++ b/public/js/wn/defaults.js
@@ -19,4 +19,28 @@ wn.defaults = {
 		if(!$.isArray(d)) d = [d];
 		return d;
 	},
+	set_default: function(key, value, callback) {
+		if(typeof value=="string")
+			value = JSON.stringify(value);
+			
+		wn.boot.profile.defaults[key] = value;
+		wn.call({
+			method: "webnotes.client.set_default",
+			args: {
+				key: key,
+				value: value
+			},
+			callback: callback || function(r) {}
+		});
+	},
+	get_default: function(key) {
+		var value = wn.boot.profile.defaults[key];
+		if(value) {
+			try {
+				return JSON.parse(value)
+			} catch(e) {
+				return value;
+			}			
+		}
+	},
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/js/wn/misc/user.js b/public/js/wn/misc/user.js
index 72ac6ade01..dbe411d7e5 100644
--- a/public/js/wn/misc/user.js
+++ b/public/js/wn/misc/user.js
@@ -40,33 +40,9 @@ $.extend(wn.user, {
 				return true;
 		}
 	},
-	set_default: function(key, value, callback) {
-		if(typeof value=="string")
-			value = JSON.stringify(value);
-			
-		wn.boot.profile.defaults[key] = value;
-		wn.call({
-			method: "webnotes.client.set_default",
-			args: {
-				key: key,
-				value: value
-			},
-			callback: callback || function(r) {}
-		});
-	},
-	get_default: function(key) {
-		var value = wn.boot.profile.defaults[key];
-		if(value) {
-			try {
-				return JSON.parse(value)
-			} catch(e) {
-				return value;
-			}			
-		}
-	},
 	get_desktop_items: function() {
 		// get user sequence preference
-		var user_list = wn.user.get_default("_desktop_items");
+		var user_list = wn.defaults.get_default("_desktop_items");
 		if(user_list && user_list.length)
 			var modules_list = user_list;
 
diff --git a/public/js/wn/ui/toolbar/bookmarks.js b/public/js/wn/ui/toolbar/bookmarks.js
index f3c26675cd..ddde42d660 100644
--- a/public/js/wn/ui/toolbar/bookmarks.js
+++ b/public/js/wn/ui/toolbar/bookmarks.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ wn.ui.toolbar.Bookmarks = Class.extend({
 	setup: function() {
 		var me = this;
 
-		this.bookmarks = wn.user.get_default("_bookmarks") || [];
+		this.bookmarks = wn.defaults.get_default("_bookmarks") || [];
 		for(var i=this.bookmarks.length-1; i>=0; i--) {
 			var bookmark = this.bookmarks[i];
 			this.add_item(bookmark.route, bookmark.title)
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ wn.ui.toolbar.Bookmarks = Class.extend({
 		return wn.utils.filter_dict(this.bookmarks, {"route": route}).length;
 	},
 	save: function() {
-		wn.user.set_default("_bookmarks", this.bookmarks);
+		wn.defaults.set_default("_bookmarks", this.bookmarks);
 	},
 	remove: function(route) {
 		this.bookmarks = $.map(this.bookmarks, function(d) { 
diff --git a/public/js/wn/views/reportview.js b/public/js/wn/views/reportview.js
index def2cdab1e..a26371b848 100644
--- a/public/js/wn/views/reportview.js
+++ b/public/js/wn/views/reportview.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ wn.views.ReportView = wn.ui.Listing.extend({
 
 	set_init_columns: function() {
 		// pre-select mandatory columns
-		var columns = wn.user.get_default("_list_settings:" + this.doctype);
+		var columns = wn.defaults.get_default("_list_settings:" + this.doctype);
 		if(!columns) {
 			var columns = [['name', this.doctype],];
 			$.each(wn.meta.docfield_list[this.doctype], function(i, df) {
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ wn.ui.ColumnPicker = Class.extend({
 				columns.push([$selected.attr('fieldname'), 
 					$selected.attr('table')]);
 			});
-			wn.user.set_default("_list_settings:" + me.doctype, columns);
+			wn.defaults.set_default("_list_settings:" + me.doctype, columns);
 			me.list.columns = columns;
 			me.list.run();
 		});
diff --git a/webnotes/__init__.py b/webnotes/__init__.py
index 2304703afb..b5cf960f37 100644
--- a/webnotes/__init__.py
+++ b/webnotes/__init__.py
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ def get_roles(user=None, with_standard=True):
 
 def has_permission(doctype, ptype="read", doc=None):
 	"""check if user has permission"""
-	from webnotes.defaults import get_user_defaults
+	from webnotes.defaults import get_user_default_as_list
 	if session.user=="Administrator": 
 		return True
 	if conn.get_value("DocType", doctype, "istable"):
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ def has_permission(doctype, ptype="read", doc=None):
 					keys = [p.match, p.match]
 					
 				if doc.fields.get(keys[0],"[No Value]") \
-					in get_user_defaults(keys[1], session.user):
+					in get_user_default_as_list(keys[1]):
 					return True
 				else:
 					match_failed[keys[0]] = doc.fields.get(keys[0],"[No Value]")
diff --git a/webnotes/defaults.py b/webnotes/defaults.py
index 596c01a286..492c495fb0 100644
--- a/webnotes/defaults.py
+++ b/webnotes/defaults.py
@@ -12,21 +12,18 @@ def add_user_default(key, value, user=None):
 
 def get_user_default(key, user=None):
 	d = get_defaults(user or webnotes.session.user).get(key, None)
-	if d is None:
-		d = get_global_default(key)
 	return isinstance(d, list) and d[0] or d
 
-def get_user_defaults(key, user=None):
+def get_user_default_as_list(key, user=None):
 	d = get_defaults(user or webnotes.session.user).get(key, None)
-	if d is None:
-		d = get_global_defaults(key)
 	return isinstance(d, basestring) and [d] or d
 	
-def get_all_user_defaults(user=None):
-	userd = get_defaults(user or webnotes.session.user)
-	globald = get_defaults()
+def get_defaults(user=None):
+	userd = get_defaults_for(user or webnotes.session.user)
 	
+	globald = get_defaults_for()
 	globald.update(userd)
+	
 	return globald
 
 def clear_user_default(key, user=None):
@@ -44,10 +41,6 @@ def get_global_default(key):
 	d = get_defaults().get(key, None)
 	return isinstance(d, list) and d[0] or d
 	
-def get_global_defaults(key):
-	d = get_defaults().get(key, None)
-	return isinstance(d, basestring) and [d] or d
-	
 # Common
 
 def set_default(key, value, parent):
@@ -98,7 +91,7 @@ def clear_default(key=None, value=None, parent=None, name=None):
 	webnotes.conn.sql("""delete from tabDefaultValue where %s""" % " and ".join(conditions), values)
 	clear_cache()
 	
-def get_defaults(parent="Control Panel"):
+def get_defaults_for(parent="Control Panel"):
 	"""get all defaults"""
 	defaults = webnotes.cache().get_value("__defaults:" + parent)
 	if not defaults:
@@ -109,9 +102,10 @@ def get_defaults(parent="Control Panel"):
 		for d in res:
 			if d.defkey in defaults:
 				# listify
-				if isinstance(defaults[d.defkey], basestring):
+				if isinstance(defaults[d.defkey], basestring) and defaults[d.defkey] != d.defvalue:
 					defaults[d.defkey] = [defaults[d.defkey]]
-				defaults[d.defkey].append(d.defvalue)
+				if d.defvalue not in defaults[d.defkey]:
+					defaults[d.defkey].append(d.defvalue)
 			else:
 				defaults[d.defkey] = d.defvalue
 
diff --git a/webnotes/profile.py b/webnotes/profile.py
index 3bd183a00c..3ad5ce003d 100644
--- a/webnotes/profile.py
+++ b/webnotes/profile.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class Profile:
 
 	def get_defaults(self):
 		import webnotes.defaults
-		self.defaults = webnotes.defaults.get_all_user_defaults(self.name)
+		self.defaults = webnotes.defaults.get_defaults(self.name)
 		return self.defaults
 			
 	# update recent documents
diff --git a/webnotes/tests/test_defaults.py b/webnotes/tests/test_defaults.py
index d792b154a3..a62900ef86 100644
--- a/webnotes/tests/test_defaults.py
+++ b/webnotes/tests/test_defaults.py
@@ -12,18 +12,19 @@ class TestDefaults(unittest.TestCase):
 
 		add_global_default("key1", "value3")
 		self.assertEquals(get_global_default("key1"), "value2")
-		self.assertEquals(get_global_defaults("key1"), ["value2", "value3"])
+		self.assertEquals(get_defaults()["key1"], ["value2", "value3"])
+		self.assertEquals(get_user_default_as_list("key1"), ["value2", "value3"])
 
 	def test_user(self):
 		set_user_default("key1", "2value1")
-		self.assertEquals(get_user_defaults("key1"), ["2value1"])
+		self.assertEquals(get_user_default_as_list("key1"), ["2value1"])
 
 		set_user_default("key1", "2value2")
 		self.assertEquals(get_user_default("key1"), "2value2")
 
 		add_user_default("key1", "3value3")
 		self.assertEquals(get_user_default("key1"), "2value2")
-		self.assertEquals(get_user_defaults("key1"), ["2value2", "3value3"])
+		self.assertEquals(get_user_default_as_list("key1"), ["2value2", "3value3"])
 		
 	def test_global_if_not_user(self):
 		set_global_default("key4", "value4")
diff --git a/webnotes/widgets/query_builder.py b/webnotes/widgets/query_builder.py
index c0b6a7fee5..2bcff2172d 100644
--- a/webnotes/widgets/query_builder.py
+++ b/webnotes/widgets/query_builder.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def getmatchcondition(dt, ur):
 	for r in res:
 		if r[0] in ur: # role applicable to user
 			if r[1]:
-				for d in webnotes.defaults.get_user_defaults(default_key) or ["** No Match **"]:
+				for d in webnotes.defaults.get_user_default_as_list(default_key) or ["** No Match **"]:
 					cond.append('`tab%s`.`%s`="%s"' % (dt, r[1], d))
 			else:
 				return ''
diff --git a/webnotes/widgets/reportview.py b/webnotes/widgets/reportview.py
index ab562d1b2b..c70a43f478 100644
--- a/webnotes/widgets/reportview.py
+++ b/webnotes/widgets/reportview.py
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ def build_match_conditions(data):
 					else:
 						default_key = document_key = d.match
 				
-					for v in webnotes.defaults.get_user_defaults(default_key) or ["** No Match **"]:
+					for v in webnotes.defaults.get_user_default_as_list(default_key) or ["** No Match **"]:
 						match_conditions.append('`tab%s`.%s="%s"' % (data['doctype'],
 							document_key, v))