diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Shop/ShipDriver.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Shop/ShipDriver.pm
index 8930659f9..0bdb285ec 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Shop/ShipDriver.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Shop/ShipDriver.pm
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ sub _buildObj {
     bless $self, $class;
     register $self;
 
-    my $shipperId = $session->id->generate;
     my $id        = id $self;
 
     $session{ $id }   = $session;
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ sub new {
         unless exists $properties->{options} and $properties->{options};
     my $options = from_json($properties->{options});
     my $self = WebGUI::Shop::ShipDriver->_buildObj($session, $shipperId, $options);
-    return;
+    return $self;
 }
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/t/Shop/ShipDriver.t b/t/Shop/ShipDriver.t
index eb24ea27c..41ab549b6 100644
--- a/t/Shop/ShipDriver.t
+++ b/t/Shop/ShipDriver.t
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ my $session         = WebGUI::Test->session;
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Tests
 
-my $tests = 18;
+my $tests = 21;
 plan tests => 1 + $tests;
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -154,19 +154,6 @@ is ($driver->getName, 'Shipper Driver', 'getName returns the human readable name
 #
 #######################################################################
 
-#######################################################################
-#
-# delete
-#
-#######################################################################
-
-$driver->delete;
-
-my $count = $session->db->quickScalar('select count(*) from shipper where shipperId=?',[$driver->shipperId]);
-is($count, 0, 'delete deleted the object');
-
-undef $driver;
-
 #######################################################################
 #
 # new
@@ -184,6 +171,25 @@ like ($@, qr/^new requires a shipperId/, 'new croaks without a shipperId');
 eval { $oldDriver = WebGUI::Shop::ShipDriver->new($session, 'notEverAnId'); };
 like ($@, qr/^The requested shipperId does not exist in the db/, 'new croaks unless the requested shipperId object exists in the db');
 
+my $driverCopy = WebGUI::Shop::ShipDriver->new($session, $driver->shipperId);
+
+is($driver->getId,           $driverCopy->getId,     'same id');
+is($driver->className,       $driverCopy->className, 'same className');
+cmp_deeply($driver->options, $driverCopy->options,   'same options');
+
+#######################################################################
+#
+# delete
+#
+#######################################################################
+
+$driver->delete;
+
+my $count = $session->db->quickScalar('select count(*) from shipper where shipperId=?',[$driver->shipperId]);
+is($count, 0, 'delete deleted the object');
+
+undef $driver;
+
 #######################################################################
 #
 # calculate