diff --git a/rest_auth/serializers.py b/rest_auth/serializers.py
index f91c932..1d820d3 100644
--- a/rest_auth/serializers.py
+++ b/rest_auth/serializers.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from rest_framework import serializers
 from rest_framework.serializers import _resolve_model
 from rest_framework.authtoken.models import Token
 
+profile_model_path = getattr(settings, 'REST_PROFILE_MODULE', None)
 
 class LoginSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
     username = serializers.CharField(max_length=30)
@@ -22,28 +23,6 @@ class TokenSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
         fields = ('key',)
 
 
-class UserRegistrationSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
-
-    """
-    Serializer for Django User model and most of its fields.
-    """
-
-    class Meta:
-        model = get_user_model()
-        fields = ('username', 'password', 'email', 'first_name', 'last_name')
-
-
-class UserRegistrationProfileSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
-
-    """
-    Serializer that includes all profile fields except for user fk / id.
-    """
-    class Meta:
-        model = _resolve_model(getattr(settings, 'REST_PROFILE_MODULE', None))
-        fields = filter(lambda x: x != 'id' and x != 'user',
-                        map(lambda x: x.name, model._meta.fields))
-
-
 class UserDetailsSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
 
     """
@@ -54,17 +33,15 @@ class UserDetailsSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
         fields = ('username', 'email', 'first_name', 'last_name')
 
 
-class UserProfileSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+class UserRegistrationSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
 
     """
-    Serializer for UserProfile model.
+    Serializer for Django User model and most of its fields.
     """
 
-    user = UserDetailsSerializer()
-
     class Meta:
-        # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4881607/django-get-model-from-string
-        model = _resolve_model(getattr(settings, 'REST_PROFILE_MODULE', None))
+        model = get_user_model()
+        fields = ('username', 'password', 'email', 'first_name', 'last_name')
 
 
 class DynamicFieldsModelSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
@@ -96,17 +73,50 @@ class UserUpdateSerializer(DynamicFieldsModelSerializer):
         fields = ('id', 'email', 'first_name', 'last_name')
 
 
-class UserProfileUpdateSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
 
-    """
-    Serializer for updating User and UserProfile model.
-    """
+if profile_model_path:
+    class UserRegistrationProfileSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
 
-    user = UserUpdateSerializer()
+        """
+        Serializer that includes all profile fields except for user fk / id.
+        """
+        class Meta:
 
-    class Meta:
-        # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4881607/django-get-model-from-string
-        model = _resolve_model(getattr(settings, 'REST_PROFILE_MODULE', None))
+            model = _resolve_model(profile_model_path)
+            fields = filter(lambda x: x != 'id' and x != 'user',
+                            map(lambda x: x.name, model._meta.fields))
+
+    class UserProfileSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+
+        """
+        Serializer for UserProfile model.
+        """
+
+        user = UserDetailsSerializer()
+
+        class Meta:
+            # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4881607/django-get-model-from-string
+            model = _resolve_model(profile_model_path)
+
+    class UserProfileUpdateSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+
+        """
+        Serializer for updating User and UserProfile model.
+        """
+
+        user = UserUpdateSerializer()
+
+        class Meta:
+            # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4881607/django-get-model-from-string
+            model = _resolve_model(profile_model_path)
+
+else:
+    class UserRegistrationProfileSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+        pass
+    class UserProfileSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+        pass
+    class UserProfileUpdateSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+        pass
 
 
 class SetPasswordSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
diff --git a/rest_auth/views.py b/rest_auth/views.py
index b83e976..e773add 100644
--- a/rest_auth/views.py
+++ b/rest_auth/views.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ except:
     # make compatible with django 1.5
     from django.utils.http import base36_to_int as uid_decoder
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
 
 from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.views import APIView
@@ -32,11 +33,14 @@ from .serializers import TokenSerializer, UserDetailsSerializer, \
 
 
 # Get the UserProfile model from the setting value
-user_profile_model = _resolve_model(
-    getattr(settings, 'REST_PROFILE_MODULE', None))
+user_profile_path = getattr(settings, 'REST_PROFILE_MODULE', None)
+user_profile_model = None
+if user_profile_path:
+    user_profile_model = _resolve_model(user_profile_path)
 
 # Get the REST Registration Backend for django-registration
-registration_backend = getattr(settings, 'REST_REGISTRATION_BACKEND', None)
+registration_backend = getattr(settings, 'REST_REGISTRATION_BACKEND',
+    'registration.backends.default.views.RegistrationView')
 
 if not registration_backend:
     raise Exception('Please configure a registration backend')
@@ -184,12 +188,16 @@ class UserDetails(LoggedInRESTAPIView, GenericAPIView):
     def get(self, request):
         # Create serializers with request.user and profile
         user_details = UserDetailsSerializer(request.user)
-        serializer = self.serializer_class(request.user.get_profile())
+        try:
+            serializer = self.serializer_class(request.user.get_profile())
+            profile_data = serializer.data
+        except ObjectDoesNotExist:
 
+            profile_data = {}
         # Send the Return the User and its profile model with OK HTTP status
         return Response({
             'user': user_details.data,
-            'profile': serializer.data},
+            'profile': profile_data},
             status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
 
     def post(self, request):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1f1ee14..cbd387f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ f.close()
 
 setup(
     name='django-rest-auth',
-    version='0.2.1',
+    version='0.2.2',
     author='Sumit Chachra',
     author_email='chachra@tivix.com',
     url='http://github.com/Tivix/django-rest-auth',