diff --git a/user/group/composite.go b/user/group/composite.go
index 6b12d5c..cb9d486 100644
--- a/user/group/composite.go
+++ b/user/group/composite.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (s *Extension) LoadUserComposite(userId string) (*UserComposite, error) {
 		for _, m := range memberships {
 			groupIds = append(groupIds, m.GroupID)
 		}
-		groups, err := s.GetGroups(groupIds)
+		groups, err := s.GetGroups(groupIds, true)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -94,8 +94,9 @@ func (s *Extension) LoadUserComposite(userId string) (*UserComposite, error) {
 		composite.Groups = groups
 
 		// set the current group in the composite model we're returning
+		// TODO: check results of GetGroups above to avoid doing this load
 		if u.CurrentGroupID != nil {
-			g, err := s.GetGroups([]string{ *u.CurrentGroupID })
+			g, err := s.GetGroups([]string{ *u.CurrentGroupID }, true)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
diff --git a/user/group/group.go b/user/group/group.go
index 554f716..9ccd17a 100644
--- a/user/group/group.go
+++ b/user/group/group.go
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ func (s *Extension) CreateGroup(name string) (nibbler.Group, error) {
 	return group, err
 }
 
-func (s *Extension) GetGroups(groupIds []string) ([]nibbler.Group, error) {
+func (s *Extension) GetGroups(groupIds []string, includePrivileges bool) ([]nibbler.Group, error) {
 
 	// load the groups for the set of memberships
 	if len(groupIds) == 0 {
 		return []nibbler.Group{}, nil
 	}
 
-	return s.PersistenceExtension.GetGroupsById(groupIds)
+	return s.PersistenceExtension.GetGroupsById(groupIds, includePrivileges)
 }