diff --git a/administrator/components/com_users/views/groups/tmpl/default.php b/administrator/components/com_users/views/groups/tmpl/default.php
index 1ef9ebc6ac43d..aa27c2a6b9da5 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_users/views/groups/tmpl/default.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_users/views/groups/tmpl/default.php
@@ -20,22 +20,7 @@
 $listOrder  = $this->escape($this->state->get('list.ordering'));
 $listDirn   = $this->escape($this->state->get('list.direction'));
 
-
-// Create shortcut to parameters.
-$params = $this->state->get('params');
-
-$app = JFactory::getApplication();
-$input = $app->input;
-
-// This checks if the config options have ever been saved. If they haven't they will fall back to the original settings.
-$params = json_decode($params);
-$debugoptions = isset($params->debugGroups);
-
-if (!$debugoptions)
-{
-	$$params->debugGroups = '1';
-}
-
+$debugGroups = $this->state->get('params')->get('debugGroups', 1);
 
 JText::script('COM_USERS_GROUPS_CONFIRM_DELETE');
 
@@ -129,7 +114,7 @@
 							<?php else : ?>
 								<?php echo $this->escape($item->title); ?>
 							<?php endif; ?>
-							<?php if ($params->debugGroups == 1) : ?>
+							<?php if ($debugGroups) : ?>
 								<div class="small"><a href="<?php echo JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_users&view=debuggroup&group_id=' . (int) $item->id); ?>">
 								<?php echo JText::_('COM_USERS_DEBUG_GROUP'); ?></a></div>
 							<?php endif; ?>
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_users/views/users/tmpl/default.php b/administrator/components/com_users/views/users/tmpl/default.php
index c52f8bab4e93c..3f47c2f48602d 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_users/views/users/tmpl/default.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_users/views/users/tmpl/default.php
@@ -19,20 +19,7 @@
 
 
 // Create shortcut to parameters.
-$params = $this->state->get('params');
-
-$app = JFactory::getApplication();
-$input = $app->input;
-
-// This checks if the config options have ever been saved. If they haven't they will fall back to the original settings.
-$params = json_decode($params);
-$debugoptions = isset($params->debugUsers);
-
-if (!$debugoptions)
-{
-	$params->debugUsers = '1';
-}
-
+$debugUsers = $this->state->get('params')->get('debugUsers', 1);
 ?>
 <form action="<?php echo JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_users&view=users'); ?>" method="post" name="adminForm" id="adminForm">
 	<?php if (!empty( $this->sidebar)) : ?>
@@ -130,7 +117,7 @@
 							<?php if ($item->requireReset == '1') : ?>
 								<span class="label label-warning"><?php echo JText::_('COM_USERS_PASSWORD_RESET_REQUIRED'); ?></span>
 							<?php endif; ?>
-							<?php if ($params->debugUsers == '1'): ?>
+							<?php if ($debugUsers) : ?>
 								<div class="small"><a href="<?php echo JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_users&view=debuguser&user_id=' . (int) $item->id); ?>">
 								<?php echo JText::_('COM_USERS_DEBUG_USER'); ?></a></div>
 							<?php endif; ?>