diff --git a/UPDATES b/UPDATES
index 9f61d923..d46197cb 100644
--- a/UPDATES
+++ b/UPDATES
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 This file contains all the backwards-incompatible changes.
 
+Version 1.3.2
+
+- creating new user always creates new empty userena profile (fixes bug from 1.3.1)
+
 Version 1.3.1
 
 - when USERENA_ACTIVATION_REQUIRED = False, creating new user does not automatically
diff --git a/userena/__init__.py b/userena/__init__.py
index d7285467..6cb42012 100644
--- a/userena/__init__.py
+++ b/userena/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 """
 default_app_config = 'userena.apps.UserenaConfig'
 
-VERSION = (1, 3, 1)
+VERSION = (1, 3, 2)
 
 __version__ = '.'.join((str(each) for each in VERSION[:4]))
 
diff --git a/userena/managers.py b/userena/managers.py
index 0549d02d..af4ca5f1 100644
--- a/userena/managers.py
+++ b/userena/managers.py
@@ -72,8 +72,9 @@ def create_user(self, username, email, password, active=False,
         for perm in ASSIGNED_PERMISSIONS['user']:
             assign_perm(perm[0], new_user, new_user)
 
+        userena_profile = self.create_userena_profile(new_user)
+
         if send_email:
-            userena_profile = self.create_userena_profile(new_user)
             userena_profile.send_activation_email()
 
         return new_user