diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 60880eaf6..07399bdd9 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
  - fixed #11915: Date macro returns hour value w/ leading space
  - fixed #11901: NotifyAboutVersionTag includes URL, even when inappropriate
  - fixed #11902: forums bug
+ - fixed #11912: Corrupt cookie causes server 500 errors
 
 7.10.2
  - fixed #11884: Editing Templates impossible / Code editor not loaded
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI.pm b/lib/WebGUI.pm
index 4d6476214..fe6cf96c6 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI.pm
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ use Apache2::RequestUtil ();
 use Apache2::ServerUtil ();
 use APR::Request::Apache2;
 use MIME::Base64 ();
+use Scalar::Util qw/blessed/;
 use WebGUI::Config;
 use WebGUI::Pluggable;
 use WebGUI::Session;
@@ -94,7 +95,13 @@ sub authen {
 	}
 
 	$config ||= WebGUI::Config->new($server->dir_config('WebguiRoot'),$request->dir_config('WebguiConfig'));
-	my $cookies = APR::Request::Apache2->handle($request)->jar();
+	my $cookies = eval { APR::Request::Apache2->handle($request)->jar(); };
+    if (blessed $@ && $@->isa('APR::Request::Error')) {
+        $cookies = $@->jar;
+    }
+    else {
+        $cookies = {};
+    }
    
 	# determine session id
 	my $sessionId = $cookies->{$config->getCookieName};
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Session/Http.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Session/Http.pm
index 8cad25b1f..c82e707ff 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Session/Http.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Session/Http.pm
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ package WebGUI::Session::Http;
 
 use strict;
 use WebGUI::Utility;
-use Scalar::Util qw( weaken );
+use Scalar::Util qw( weaken blessed );
 
 =head1 NAME
 
@@ -95,8 +95,11 @@ sub getCookies {
 	if ($self->session->request) {
 		# Have to require this instead of using it otherwise it causes problems for command-line scripts on some platforms (namely Windows)
 		require APR::Request::Apache2;
-		my $jarHashRef = APR::Request::Apache2->handle($self->session->request)->jar();
+		my $jarHashRef = eval { APR::Request::Apache2->handle($self->session->request)->jar(); };
 		return $jarHashRef if $jarHashRef;
+        if (blessed $@ and $@->isa('APR::Request::Error')) {
+            return $@->jar;
+        }
 		return {};
 	}
 	else {