diff --git a/config/alfresco/web-scripts-application-context.xml b/config/alfresco/web-scripts-application-context.xml
index 12db6497fd..22a4c9244e 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/web-scripts-application-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/web-scripts-application-context.xml
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@
    <bean id="webscripts.authenticator.jsr168.webclient" class="org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.portlet.WebClientPortletAuthenticatorFactory">
       <property name="repository" ref="webscripts.repo" />
       <property name="authenticationService" ref="AuthenticationService" />
+      <property name="transactionService" ref="TransactionService" />
    </bean>
 
    <!--  Facebook Authenticator -->
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/portlet/WebClientPortletAuthenticatorFactory.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/portlet/WebClientPortletAuthenticatorFactory.java
index 5d3ef1fb8a..528fb6e1af 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/portlet/WebClientPortletAuthenticatorFactory.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/portlet/WebClientPortletAuthenticatorFactory.java
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ package org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.portlet;
 import javax.portlet.PortletSession;
 import javax.portlet.RenderRequest;
 import javax.portlet.RenderResponse;
+import javax.transaction.UserTransaction;
 
 import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil;
 import org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.Repository;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.AuthenticationService;
+import org.alfresco.service.transaction.TransactionService;
 import org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.AuthenticationHelper;
 import org.alfresco.web.bean.repository.User;
 import org.alfresco.web.scripts.Authenticator;
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ public class WebClientPortletAuthenticatorFactory implements PortletAuthenticato
 
     // dependencies
     private AuthenticationService authenticationService;
+    private TransactionService transactionService;
     private Repository repository;
     
     /**
@@ -71,6 +74,14 @@ public class WebClientPortletAuthenticatorFactory implements PortletAuthenticato
     {
         this.repository = repository;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * @param transactionService
+     */
+    public void setTransactionService(TransactionService transactionService)
+    {
+        this.transactionService = transactionService;
+    }
 
     /* (non-Javadoc)
      * @see org.alfresco.web.scripts.portlet.PortletAuthenticatorFactory#create(javax.portlet.RenderRequest, javax.portlet.RenderResponse)
@@ -173,14 +184,28 @@ public class WebClientPortletAuthenticatorFactory implements PortletAuthenticato
          */
         private void createWebClientUser(PortletSession session)
         {
-            NodeRef personRef = repository.getPerson();
-            User user = new User(authenticationService.getCurrentUserName(), authenticationService.getCurrentTicket(), personRef);
-            NodeRef homeRef = repository.getUserHome(personRef);
-            if (homeRef != null)
+            UserTransaction tx = null;
+            try
             {
-                user.setHomeSpaceId(homeRef.getId());
+                // start a txn as this method interacts with public services
+                tx = transactionService.getUserTransaction();
+                tx.begin();
+   
+                NodeRef personRef = repository.getPerson();
+                User user = new User(authenticationService.getCurrentUserName(), authenticationService.getCurrentTicket(), personRef);
+                NodeRef homeRef = repository.getUserHome(personRef);
+                if (homeRef != null)
+                {
+                    user.setHomeSpaceId(homeRef.getId());
+                }
+                session.setAttribute(AuthenticationHelper.AUTHENTICATION_USER, user, PortletSession.APPLICATION_SCOPE);
+    
+                tx.commit();
+            }
+            catch (Throwable e)
+            {
+                try { if (tx != null) {tx.rollback();} } catch (Exception tex) {}
             }
-            session.setAttribute(AuthenticationHelper.AUTHENTICATION_USER, user, PortletSession.APPLICATION_SCOPE);
         }
         
         /**
diff --git a/source/web/jsp/wcm/create-website-wizard/create-from.jsp b/source/web/jsp/wcm/create-website-wizard/create-from.jsp
index de2683a9d5..cfca086db6 100644
--- a/source/web/jsp/wcm/create-website-wizard/create-from.jsp
+++ b/source/web/jsp/wcm/create-website-wizard/create-from.jsp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
       <f:selectItem itemValue="existing" itemLabel="#{msg.website_create_existing}:" />
    </h:selectOneRadio>
    <h:panelGroup id="grp-1">
-      <f:verbatim><div style="height:180px;*height:184px;margin-left:28px;width:90%;overflow:auto" class='selectListTable'></f:verbatim>
+      <f:verbatim><div style="height:180px;*height:184px;margin-left:28px;width:90%;overflow-x:none;overflow-y:auto" class='selectListTable'></f:verbatim>
       <a:selectList id="website-list" value="#{WizardManager.bean.sourceWebProject}" style="width:100%" itemStyleClass="selectListItem">
          <a:listItems id="website-items" value="#{WizardManager.bean.webProjectsList}" cacheValue="false" />
       </a:selectList>