diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Constants-Conventions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Constants-Conventions.cs
index 2d32cda9fc..df34b2ca4f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Constants-Conventions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Constants-Conventions.cs
@@ -90,6 +90,17 @@
 				public const string Image = "Image";
 			}
 
+			/// <summary>
+			/// Defines the alias identifiers for Umbraco member types.
+			/// </summary>
+			public static class MemberTypes
+			{
+				/// <summary>
+				/// MemberType alias for default member type.
+				/// </summary>
+				public const string Member = "Member";
+			}
+
 			/// <summary>
 			/// Constants for Umbraco URLs/Querystrings.
 			/// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Migrations/Initial/BaseDataCreation.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Migrations/Initial/BaseDataCreation.cs
index a2963343e3..dcb87d6c00 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Migrations/Initial/BaseDataCreation.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Migrations/Initial/BaseDataCreation.cs
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Migrations.Initial
             _database.Insert("umbracoNode", "id", false, new NodeDto { NodeId = 1041, Trashed = false, ParentId = -1, UserId = 0, Level = 1, Path = "-1,1041", SortOrder = 2, UniqueId = new Guid("b6b73142-b9c1-4bf8-a16d-e1c23320b549"), Text = "Tags", NodeObjectType = new Guid(Constants.ObjectTypes.DataType), CreateDate = DateTime.Now });
             _database.Insert("umbracoNode", "id", false, new NodeDto { NodeId = 1042, Trashed = false, ParentId = -1, UserId = 0, Level = 1, Path = "-1,1042", SortOrder = 2, UniqueId = new Guid("0a452bd5-83f9-4bc3-8403-1286e13fb77e"), Text = "Macro Container", NodeObjectType = new Guid(Constants.ObjectTypes.DataType), CreateDate = DateTime.Now });
             _database.Insert("umbracoNode", "id", false, new NodeDto { NodeId = 1043, Trashed = false, ParentId = -1, UserId = 0, Level = 1, Path = "-1,1043", SortOrder = 2, UniqueId = new Guid("1df9f033-e6d4-451f-b8d2-e0cbc50a836f"), Text = "Image Cropper", NodeObjectType = new Guid(Constants.ObjectTypes.DataType), CreateDate = DateTime.Now });
+            _database.Insert("umbracoNode", "id", false, new NodeDto { NodeId = 1044, Trashed = false, ParentId = -1, UserId = 0, Level = 1, Path = "-1,1044", SortOrder = 0, UniqueId = new Guid("d59be02f-1df9-4228-aa1e-01917d806cda"), Text = Constants.Conventions.MemberTypes.Member, NodeObjectType = new Guid(Constants.ObjectTypes.MemberType), CreateDate = DateTime.Now });
         }
 
         private void CreateCmsContentTypeData()
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Migrations.Initial
             _database.Insert("cmsContentType", "pk", false, new ContentTypeDto { PrimaryKey = 532, NodeId = 1031, Alias = Constants.Conventions.MediaTypes.Folder, Icon = "folder.gif", Thumbnail = "folder.png", IsContainer = true, AllowAtRoot = true });
             _database.Insert("cmsContentType", "pk", false, new ContentTypeDto { PrimaryKey = 533, NodeId = 1032, Alias = Constants.Conventions.MediaTypes.Image, Icon = "mediaPhoto.gif", Thumbnail = "mediaPhoto.png" });
             _database.Insert("cmsContentType", "pk", false, new ContentTypeDto { PrimaryKey = 534, NodeId = 1033, Alias = Constants.Conventions.MediaTypes.File, Icon = "mediaFile.gif", Thumbnail = "mediaFile.png" });
+            _database.Insert("cmsContentType", "pk", false, new ContentTypeDto { PrimaryKey = 535, NodeId = 1044, Alias = Constants.Conventions.MemberTypes.Member, Icon = "folder.gif", Thumbnail = "folder.png" });
         }
 
         private void CreateUmbracoUserData()
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/web.Template.Debug.config b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/web.Template.Debug.config
index 195be82cf1..1ba153e45e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/web.Template.Debug.config
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/web.Template.Debug.config
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@
   </appSettings>
   
   <system.web>
+    <membership defaultProvider="UmbracoMembershipProvider">
+      <providers>
+        <add name="UmbracoMembershipProvider" defaultMemberTypeAlias="Member"
+             xdt:Locator="Condition(@defaultMemberTypeAlias='Another Type' and @name='UmbracoMembershipProvider')"
+             xdt:Transform="SetAttributes(defaultMemberTypeAlias)"/>
+      </providers>
+    </membership>
+    
     <compilation debug="true" xdt:Transform="SetAttributes(debug)" />
     <trust xdt:Transform="Remove" />
     <trust level="Medium" originUrl=".*"  xdt:Transform="Insert" />
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/web.Template.config b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/web.Template.config
index fae6714db7..a3ce301dc5 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/web.Template.config
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/web.Template.config
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
     <membership defaultProvider="UmbracoMembershipProvider" userIsOnlineTimeWindow="15">
       <providers>
         <clear />
-        <add name="UmbracoMembershipProvider" type="umbraco.providers.members.UmbracoMembershipProvider" enablePasswordRetrieval="false" enablePasswordReset="false" requiresQuestionAndAnswer="false" defaultMemberTypeAlias="Another Type" passwordFormat="Hashed" />
+        <add name="UmbracoMembershipProvider" type="umbraco.providers.members.UmbracoMembershipProvider" enablePasswordRetrieval="false" enablePasswordReset="false" requiresQuestionAndAnswer="false" defaultMemberTypeAlias="Member" passwordFormat="Hashed" />
         <add name="UsersMembershipProvider" type="umbraco.providers.UsersMembershipProvider" enablePasswordRetrieval="false" enablePasswordReset="false" requiresQuestionAndAnswer="false" passwordFormat="Hashed" />
       </providers>
     </membership>