diff --git a/backend/igny8_core/auth/admin.py b/backend/igny8_core/auth/admin.py
index ea306f01..0a8b8afd 100644
--- a/backend/igny8_core/auth/admin.py
+++ b/backend/igny8_core/auth/admin.py
@@ -543,7 +543,11 @@ class SeedKeywordAdmin(ModelAdmin):
 
 
 @admin.register(User)
-class UserAdmin(BaseUserAdmin):
+class UserAdmin(BaseUserAdmin, ModelAdmin):
+    """
+    User admin using both Django's BaseUserAdmin (for user-specific functionality)
+    and Unfold's ModelAdmin (for modern UI and styling including popups)
+    """
     list_display = ['email', 'username', 'account', 'role', 'is_active', 'is_staff', 'created_at']
     list_filter = ['role', 'account', 'is_active', 'is_staff']
     search_fields = ['email', 'username']