diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Session/Var.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Session/Var.pm
index f99edaa97..add693cc7 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Session/Var.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Session/Var.pm
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ A reference to the session.
 sub new {
 	my $class = shift;
 	my $session = shift;
-	my $self = {_session=>$session}, $class;
+	my $self = bless {_session=>$session}, $class;
 	my $sessionId = shift || $session->http->getCookies->{"wgSession"};
         if ($sessionId eq "") {
                 $self->start(1);