diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Session.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Session.pm
index 09a9696ae..b304ad731 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Session.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Session.pm
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ sub user {
 		delete $self->{_stow};
 		$self->{_user} = $option->{user} || WebGUI::User->new($self, $self->{_var}{userId});
 	} elsif (!exists $self->{_user}) {
-		$self->{_user} = WebGUI::User->new($self, $self->{_var}{userId});
+		$self->{_user} = WebGUI::User->new($self, $self->var->get('userId'));
 	}
 	$self->{_request}->user($self->{_user}->username) if ($self->{_request});
 	return $self->{_user};
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Session/Http.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Session/Http.pm
index bd756aa26..fb4a1643c 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Session/Http.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Session/Http.pm
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package WebGUI::Session::HTTP;
+package WebGUI::Session::Http;
 
 =head1 LEGAL
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Session/Var.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Session/Var.pm
index 037532eb8..f99edaa97 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Session/Var.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Session/Var.pm
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ sub new {
 	my $class = shift;
 	my $session = shift;
 	my $self = {_session=>$session}, $class;
-	my $sessionId = shift || $self->http->getCookie("wgSession");
+	my $sessionId = shift || $session->http->getCookies->{"wgSession"};
         if ($sessionId eq "") {
                 $self->start(1);
         } else {