Index: pathauto.module
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--- pathauto.module	(revision 572)
+++ pathauto.module	(working copy)
@@ -406,8 +406,8 @@
     $source = 'user/' . $pathauto_user->uid;
     $alias = pathauto_create_alias('user', $op, $source, array('user' => $pathauto_user));
 
+    $new_user = clone $pathauto_user;
     if (module_exists('blog')) {
-      $new_user = clone $pathauto_user;
       if ($category == 'account') {
         $new_user->roles = isset($edit['roles']) ? $edit['roles'] : array();
         $new_user->roles[DRUPAL_AUTHENTICATED_RID] = t('authenticated user'); // Add this back
