diff --git a/caddy/parser/parser.go b/caddy/parser/parser.go
index bc42fdfa..63a3fc76 100644
--- a/caddy/parser/parser.go
+++ b/caddy/parser/parser.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func Parse(c *caddy.Controller, plugin string) ([]*filemanager.FileManager, erro
 				}
 
 				u.ViewMode = c.Val()
-				if u.ViewMode != "mosaic" && u.ViewMode != "list" {
+				if u.ViewMode != filemanager.MosaicViewMode && u.ViewMode != filemanager.ListViewMode {
 					return nil, c.ArgErr()
 				}
 			case "recaptcha_key":
diff --git a/cmd/filemanager/main.go b/cmd/filemanager/main.go
index 430d7586..de708bba 100644
--- a/cmd/filemanager/main.go
+++ b/cmd/filemanager/main.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func setupViper() {
 	viper.SetDefault("NoAuth", false)
 	viper.SetDefault("BaseURL", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("PrefixURL", "")
-	viper.SetDefault("ViewMode", "mosaic")
+	viper.SetDefault("ViewMode", filemanager.MosaicViewMode)
 	viper.SetDefault("ReCaptchaKey", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("ReCaptchaSecret", "")
 
diff --git a/filemanager.go b/filemanager.go
index b5156b69..04e04578 100644
--- a/filemanager.go
+++ b/filemanager.go
@@ -22,7 +22,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Version is the current File Manager version.
-const Version = "(untracked)"
+const (
+	// Version is the current File Manager version.
+	Version = "(untracked)"
+
+	ListViewMode   = "list"
+	MosaicViewMode = "mosaic"
+)
 
 var (
 	ErrExist              = errors.New("the resource already exists")
@@ -207,8 +213,8 @@ func (m *FileManager) Setup() error {
 
 	// TODO: remove this after 1.5
 	for _, user := range users {
-		if user.ViewMode != "list" && user.ViewMode != "mosaic" {
-			user.ViewMode = "list"
+		if user.ViewMode != ListViewMode && user.ViewMode != MosaicViewMode {
+			user.ViewMode = ListViewMode
 			m.Store.Users.Update(user, "ViewMode")
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/http/users.go b/http/users.go
index 9ffee669..9846217e 100644
--- a/http/users.go
+++ b/http/users.go
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ func usersPostHandler(c *fm.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (in
 	}
 
 	u.Password = pw
+	u.ViewMode = fm.MosaicViewMode
 
 	// Saves the user to the database.
 	err = c.Store.Users.Save(u)