diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Auth.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Auth.pm
index 304568a6e..26ea55424 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Auth.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Auth.pm
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ sub www_displayLogin {
     my $self = shift;
     my $method = $_[0] || "login";
     my $vars = $_[1];
-        print "Auth->www_displayLogin\n";
+
     # Automatically set redirectAfterLogin unless we've linked here directly
     # or it's already been set to perform another operation
     unless (
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ Override this method in your subclass to change the initialization for custom au
 
 sub www_view {
 	my $self = shift;
-	return $self->displayLogin;
+	return $self->www_displayLogin;
 }
 
 deprecate init => 'www_view';
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Auth/WebGUI.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Auth/WebGUI.pm
index 2cb3610a0..eb9f0d29c 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Auth/WebGUI.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Auth/WebGUI.pm
@@ -773,7 +773,6 @@ The initial login screen an unauthenticated user sees
 sub www_displayLogin {
    	my $self = shift;
    	my $vars;
-        print "WebGUI->www_displayLogin\n";
    	return $self->www_displayAccount($_[0]) if ($self->isRegistered);
     my $i18n = WebGUI::International->new($self->session);
    	$vars->{'login.message'}             = '<ul>'.$_[0].'</ul>' if ($_[0]);
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Deprecate.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Deprecate.pm
index 7352418ff..064a08c32 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Deprecate.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Deprecate.pm
@@ -33,19 +33,33 @@ sub deprecate ($$) {
     my $package = caller;
     no strict 'refs';
     no warnings 'redefine';
-    *{"$package\::$old_method"} = \&{"$package\::$new_method"};
-    my $proxy_method = sub {
-        my $self = $_[0];
-        my $sub = $self->can($old_method);
-        my $class = ref $self || $self;
-        if ($sub ne \&{"$package\::$old_method"}) {
-            my $message = "$class contains the method $old_method.  This has been deprecated and replaced with $new_method.";
-            warn $message unless $warned{$message}++;
-            $self->$new_method( @_ );
-        }
-        goto $sub;
+
+    my %deep;
+    # keep a copy since it will be replaced
+    my $new_sub = \&{"$package\::$new_method"};
+    # call new method instead.  if 
+    *{"$package\::$old_method"} = sub {
+        my $self = shift;
+        my $message = "$package\::$old_method is deprecated and should be replaced with $new_method at " . join( "-", (caller(0))[0,2] );
+        warn $message
+            unless $warned{$message}++;
+
+        local $deep{1} = 1;
+        $self->$new_method(@_);
+    };
+    *{"$package\::$new_method"} = sub {
+        my $self = $_[0];
+        if (!$deep{1}) {
+            my $old_sub = $self->can($old_method);
+            if ($old_sub ne \&{"$package\::$old_method"}) {
+                my $message = "Subclass of $package uses deprecated method $old_method, which should be replaced with $new_method";
+                carp $message
+                    unless $warned{$message}++;
+                goto $old_sub;
+            }
+        }
+        goto $new_sub;
     };
-    *{"$package\::$new_method"} = $proxy_method;
 }
 
 1;
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Auth.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Auth.pm
index 4c3b818ec..2b96cf912 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Auth.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Auth.pm
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ sub www_auth {
 	my $auth;
 	($auth) = $session->db->quickArray("select authMethod from users where username=".$session->db->quote($session->form->process("username"))) if($session->form->process("username"));
 	my $authMethod = getInstance($session,$auth);
-	my $methodCall = shift || $session->form->process("method") || "init";
+	my $methodCall = shift || $session->form->process("method") || "view";
 	if(!$authMethod->isCallable($methodCall)){
 		$session->log->security("access uncallable auth method: $methodCall");
 		my $i18n = WebGUI::International->new($session);
diff --git a/t/Operation/Auth.t b/t/Operation/Auth.t
index d6d331628..14e194f4d 100644
--- a/t/Operation/Auth.t
+++ b/t/Operation/Auth.t
@@ -85,13 +85,15 @@ $session->user({ userId => 3 });
 isa_ok(
     WebGUI::Operation::Auth::getInstance( $session ),
     'WebGUI::Auth::WebGUI',
-    'AuthType is defined by the logged-in user',
+    'AuthType is defined by the logged-in user, despite being in request',
 );
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Test the web method for auth operation
 # First a clean session, without an authenticated user
 $session->user({ userId => 1 });
+$session->request->setup_body({});
+
 my $output = WebGUI::Operation::Auth::www_auth($session);
 like(
     $output,