diff --git a/machines/gerd/services/authelia/authelia-nginx.nix b/machines/gerd/services/authelia/authelia-nginx.nix
index 12ad8fa..b58399a 100644
--- a/machines/gerd/services/authelia/authelia-nginx.nix
+++ b/machines/gerd/services/authelia/authelia-nginx.nix
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ let
     auth_request_set $email $upstream_http_remote_email;
     
     ## Inject the metadata response headers from the variables into the request made to the backend.
-    proxy_set_header ${config.mine.shared.lib.authelia.protectedHeaders.username} $user;
-    proxy_set_header ${config.mine.shared.lib.authelia.protectedHeaders.groups} $groups;
-    proxy_set_header ${config.mine.shared.lib.authelia.protectedHeaders.email} $email;
-    proxy_set_header ${config.mine.shared.lib.authelia.protectedHeaders.name} $name;
+    proxy_set_header Remote-User $user;
+    proxy_set_header Remote-Groups $groups;
+    proxy_set_header Remote-Email $email;
+    proxy_set_header Remote-Name $name;
     
     ## Configure the redirection when the authz failure occurs. Lines starting with 'Modern Method' and 'Legacy Method'
     ## should be commented / uncommented as pairs. The modern method uses the session cookies configuration's authelia_url
@@ -75,27 +75,12 @@ let
     ## URL parameter set to $target_url. This requires users update 'auth.example.com/' with their external authelia URL.
     error_page 401 =302 https://${config.mine.shared.settings.authelia.domain}/?rd=$target_url;
   '';
-
-  nginxUnsetAuthHeaders = ''
-    proxy_set_header ${config.mine.shared.lib.authelia.protectedHeaders.username} "";
-    proxy_set_header ${config.mine.shared.lib.authelia.protectedHeaders.groups} "";
-    proxy_set_header ${config.mine.shared.lib.authelia.protectedHeaders.email} "";
-    proxy_set_header ${config.mine.shared.lib.authelia.protectedHeaders.name} "";
-  '';
 in {
   mine.shared.lib.authelia.mkProtectedWebsite = websiteConfig: lib.recursiveUpdate websiteConfig {
-    extraConfig = (websiteConfig.extraConfig or "") + "\n" + "include ${autheliaLocation};";
-    locations = lib.mapAttrs (n: v: v // { extraConfig = nginxUnsetAuthHeaders + (v.extraConfig or ""); }) (websiteConfig.locations or {});
+    extraConfig = (lib.attrByPath [ "extraConfig" ] "" websiteConfig) + "\n" + "include ${autheliaLocation};";
   };
 
   mine.shared.lib.authelia.mkProtectedLocation = vhostLocationConfig: lib.recursiveUpdate vhostLocationConfig {
     extraConfig = (lib.attrByPath [ "extraConfig" ] "" vhostLocationConfig) + "\n" + "include ${autheliaRequest};";
   };
-
-  mine.shared.lib.authelia.protectedHeaders = {
-    username = "Remote-User";
-    groups = "Remote-Groups"; # comma separated string of groups
-    email = "Remote-Email";
-    name = "Remote-Name";
-  };
 }
diff --git a/machines/gerd/services/member-website/app.py b/machines/gerd/services/member-website/app.py
index c722420..70f02e7 100755
--- a/machines/gerd/services/member-website/app.py
+++ b/machines/gerd/services/member-website/app.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import argparse
 import logging
 import json
 import sys
-import os
 
 logging.basicConfig()
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -95,10 +94,10 @@ def extract_secrets() -> dict[str, str]:
 def index():
     # extract user information
     user_info = {
-        "username": request.headers.get(os.environ.get("AUTH_PROXY_USERNAME")),
-        "name": request.headers.get(os.environ.get("AUTH_PROXY_NAME")),
-        "groups": request.headers.get(os.environ.get("AUTH_PROXY_GROUPS")),
-        "email": request.headers.get(os.environ.get("AUTH_PROXY_EMAIL")),
+        "username": request.headers.get("Remote-User"),
+        "name": request.headers.get("Remote-Name"),
+        "groups": request.headers.get("Remote-Groups"),
+        "email": request.headers.get("Remote-Email"),
     }
     tmpl_firstpass = render_template_string(
         tmpl_index,
diff --git a/machines/gerd/services/member-website/default.nix b/machines/gerd/services/member-website/default.nix
index 53c5805..738da25 100644
--- a/machines/gerd/services/member-website/default.nix
+++ b/machines/gerd/services/member-website/default.nix
@@ -9,14 +9,6 @@ in {
     description = "members area website";
     wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
     after = [ "networking.target" ];
-
-    environment = {
-      AUTH_PROXY_USERNAME = config.mine.shared.lib.authelia.protectedHeaders.username;
-      AUTH_PROXY_GROUPS = config.mine.shared.lib.authelia.protectedHeaders.groups;
-      AUTH_PROXY_EMAIL = config.mine.shared.lib.authelia.protectedHeaders.email;
-      AUTH_PROXY_NAME = config.mine.shared.lib.authelia.protectedHeaders.name;
-    };
-
     serviceConfig = {
       ExecStart = let
         pythonEnv = pkgs.python3.withPackages(ps: with ps; [ flask ]);
diff --git a/machines/gerd/services/miniflux.nix b/machines/gerd/services/miniflux.nix
index 5c6ceaa..1303a21 100644
--- a/machines/gerd/services/miniflux.nix
+++ b/machines/gerd/services/miniflux.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ in {
 
       # use auth proxy
       # TODO: This should be configureable
-      AUTH_PROXY_HEADER = config.mine.shared.lib.authelia.protectedHeaders.username;
+      AUTH_PROXY_HEADER = "Remote-User";
       AUTH_PROXY_USER_CREATION = "true";
     };
   };
diff --git a/machines/gerd/services/wger/default.nix b/machines/gerd/services/wger/default.nix
index fa5b9cb..26c0394 100644
--- a/machines/gerd/services/wger/default.nix
+++ b/machines/gerd/services/wger/default.nix
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ in {
     # wger specific settings
     wgerSettings = {
       EMAIL_FROM = "wger Workout Manager <wger@${svc_domain}>";
-
-      # use authelia for authentication (disable guest users + regisration)
-      AUTH_PROXY_HEADER = config.mine.shared.lib.authelia.protectedHeaders.username;
-      ALLOW_GUEST_USERS = false;
-      ALLOW_REGISTRATION = false;
     };
 
     # django specific settings
diff --git a/machines/gerd/services/wger/wgerpkg/default.nix b/machines/gerd/services/wger/wgerpkg/default.nix
index 2fa921f..d774d1e 100644
--- a/machines/gerd/services/wger/wgerpkg/default.nix
+++ b/machines/gerd/services/wger/wgerpkg/default.nix
@@ -4,21 +4,20 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   callPackage,
   writeText,
-  fetchpatch,
 }:
 
 let
   frontend = callPackage ./frontend.nix {};
 in python3.pkgs.buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "wger";
-  version = "unstable-2024-12-30";
+  version = "unstable-2024-12-01";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "wger-project";
     repo = "wger";
-    rev = "30871d621fa6e732f07bd33d4112b99539974e5f";
-    hash = "sha256-WcycWbzKug8vUfNnUDhvgmj1kUCpT1P1YJBfdIC1H9g=";
+    rev = "bfca74e88f6c9ff6e917e0ba0e8e9c782ae0047b";
+    hash = "sha256-VuVKgkNp6Omiag72lOn6p51kC/jvApX/kRAPpK95U7w=";
   };
 
   build-system = [
@@ -27,14 +26,9 @@ in python3.pkgs.buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   patches = [
     ./patches/pyproject.patch
+    ./patches/tasks.patch
     ./patches/manage.patch
     ./patches/exercises-no-gifs.patch
-
-    # adds support for proxy auth header
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://github.com/wger-project/wger/pull/1859/commits/d46d469fa802890d7162b07c098802810fc8417c.patch";
-      sha256 = "sha256-D+3FmiSokJe9iSJz7ZbRzS+kuP3yV64XhKnQ4Oh5x8c=";
-    })
   ];
 
   # dependencies = with python3.pkgs; [
@@ -92,8 +86,6 @@ in python3.pkgs.buildPythonPackage rec {
   # fixup compressed files
   postBuild = let
     staticSettings = writeText "static_settings.py" ''
-      import os
-
       DEBUG = False
       STATIC_ROOT = os.environ["static"]
       COMPRESS_OFFLINE = True
@@ -105,7 +97,7 @@ in python3.pkgs.buildPythonPackage rec {
     # cp -a ${frontend}/static/yarn $out/${python3.sitePackages}/wger/core/static
     cp -a ${frontend}/static/yarn wger/core/static
 
-    python3 -m wger create-settings -s $PWD/tmp_settings.py
+    python3 -m wger.tasks create-settings -s $PWD/tmp_settings.py
     cat ${staticSettings} >> $PWD/tmp_settings.py
     mkdir tmpstatic
     pushd tmpstatic
diff --git a/machines/gerd/services/wger/wgerpkg/module.nix b/machines/gerd/services/wger/wgerpkg/module.nix
index 4f69f3c..9b72ed9 100644
--- a/machines/gerd/services/wger/wgerpkg/module.nix
+++ b/machines/gerd/services/wger/wgerpkg/module.nix
@@ -138,15 +138,15 @@ in
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
     services.wger.wgerSettings = {
       EMAIL_FROM = mkDefault "wger Workout Manager <wger@example.com>";
-      ALLOW_REGISTRATION = mkDefault true;
-      ALLOW_GUEST_USERS = mkDefault true;
-      ALLOW_UPLOAD_VIDEOS = mkDefault false;
-      MIN_ACCOUNT_AGE_TO_TRUST = mkDefault 1;
-      EXERCISE_CACHE_TTL = mkDefault 3600; # 1 hour
+      ALLOW_REGISTRATION = true;
+      ALLOW_GUEST_USERS = true;
+      ALLOW_UPLOAD_VIDEOS = false;
+      MIN_ACCOUNT_AGE_TO_TRUST = 1;
+      EXERCISE_CACHE_TTL = 3600; # 1 hour
     };
     
     services.wger.djangoSettings = rec {
-      DEBUG = mkDefault false;
+      DEBUG = false;
 
       # configure database as postgresql or sqlite
       DATABASES.default = if cfg.configurePostgres then {
diff --git a/machines/gerd/services/wger/wgerpkg/patches/tasks.patch b/machines/gerd/services/wger/wgerpkg/patches/tasks.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f8d150
--- /dev/null
+++ b/machines/gerd/services/wger/wgerpkg/patches/tasks.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+diff --git a/wger/tasks.py b/wger/tasks.py
+index b1b4b7c65..50bf95b7c 100644
+--- a/wger/tasks.py
++++ b/wger/tasks.py
+@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ from django.utils.crypto import get_random_string
+
+ # Third Party
+ import requests
+-from invoke import task
++from invoke import task, Program, Collection
+ from tqdm import tqdm
+
+
+@@ -358,3 +358,20 @@ def database_exists():
+         sys.exit(0)
+     else:
+         return True
++
++def main():
++    ns = Collection(
++        start,
++        bootstrap,
++        create_settings,
++        create_or_reset_admin,
++        migrate_db,
++        load_fixtures,
++        load_online_fixtures,
++    )
++    program = Program(namespace=ns)
++    program.run()
++
++
++if __name__ == "__main__":
++    main()
+