diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Auth.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Auth.pm
index bc01f08c8..3f33cf6ff 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Auth.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Auth.pm
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ sub getInstance {
 	my $load = "use ".$cmd;
 	eval($load);
 	$session->errorHandler->fatal("Authentication module failed to compile: $cmd.".$@) if($@);
-    my $auth = eval{$cmd->new($authMethod,$userId)};
+    my $auth = eval{$cmd->new($session, $authMethod,$userId)};
     $session->errorHandler->fatal("Couldn't instantiate authentication module: $authMethod. Root cause: ".$@) if($@);
 	return $auth;
 }