diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Session.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Session.pm
index 85577ba9c..3787ced22 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Session.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Session.pm
@@ -361,7 +361,6 @@ sub open {
 	my $config = WebGUI::Config->new($webguiRoot,$configFile);
 	my $self = {_sessionId=>$sessionId, _config=>$config, _server=>$server};
 	bless $self , $class;
-	return $self;
 	$self->{_request} = Apache2::Request->new($request, POST_MAX => 1024 * $self->setting->get("maxAttachmentSize")) if (defined $request);
 	return $self;
 }