def get_user_log(self, language='da'):
        """Get the controller state"""
        payload = """<getUserLog1 xmlns="utcs" />
                     <getUserLog2 xmlns="utcs">0</getUserLog2>
                     <getUserLog3 xmlns="utcs">{language}</getUserLog3>
                     """.format(language=language)
        xdoc = self.connection.soap_action('/ws/ConfigurationService',
                                           'getUserLog', payload)
        if xdoc:
            base64data = xdoc.find('./SOAP-ENV:Body/ns1:getUserLog4/ns1:data',
                                   IHCSoapClient.ihcns).text
            if not base64data:
                return False
            return base64.b64decode(base64data).decode('UTF-8')
        return False