diff --git a/public/src/app.js b/public/src/app.js
index 12b7f07712..21d0f4bf3d 100644
--- a/public/src/app.js
+++ b/public/src/app.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var socket,
 			socket = io.connect('http://' + config.socket.address + config.socket.port? ':' + config.socket.port : '');
 
 			socket.on('event:connect', function(data) {
-				console.log('connected to socket.io: ', data);
+				console.log('connected to nodebb socket: ', data);
 			});
 
 			socket.on('event:alert', function(data) {
diff --git a/public/templates/account_settings.tpl b/public/templates/account_settings.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d29898b8e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/templates/account_settings.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<h1>Account Settings</h1>
+<div class="well">
+	<div class="alert" id="message" style="display:none">
+		<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="message">&times;</button>
+		<strong></strong>
+		<p></p>
+	</div>
+	<!-- <label for="email">Email Address</label><input type="text" placeholder="Enter Email Address" id="email" /><br />
+	<button class="btn btn-primary" id="reset" type="submit">Reset Password</button> -->
+	<p>
+		If you see this, you are logged in.
+	</p>
+</div>
+<script type="text/javascript">
+(function() {
+	// ...
+}());
+</script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/user.js b/src/user.js
index 76c09adccb..95ee11cf59 100644
--- a/src/user.js
+++ b/src/user.js
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ var	config = require('../config.js'),
 					return global.socket.emit('user.login', {'status': 0, 'message': 'Incorrect username / password combination.'});
 				} else {
 					// Start, replace, or extend a session
-					RDB.get('uid:' + uid + ':session', function(session) {
+					RDB.get('session:' + user.sessionID, function(session) {
 						if (session !== user.sessionID) {
-							RDB.set('uid:' + uid + ':session', user.sessionID, 60*60*24*14);	// Login valid for two weeks
+							RDB.set('session:' + user.sessionID, uid, 60*60*24*14);	// Login valid for two weeks
 						} else {
-							RDB.expire('uid:' + uid + ':session', 60*60*24*14);	// Defer expiration to two weeks from now
+							RDB.expire('session:' + user.sessionID, 60*60*24*14);	// Defer expiration to two weeks from now
 						}
 					});
 
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ var	config = require('../config.js'),
 		RDB.get('email:' + email, callback)
 	};
 
+	User.get_uid_by_session = function(session, callback) {
+		RDB.get('session:' + session, callback);
+	};
+
 	User.reset = {
 		validate: function(code, callback) {
 			if (typeof callback !== 'function') callback = undefined;
diff --git a/src/webserver.js b/src/webserver.js
index c401993229..e88c514b93 100644
--- a/src/webserver.js
+++ b/src/webserver.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ var express = require('express'),
 	}
 
 	function checkAuth(req, res, next) {
-		if (!req.session || !req.session.uid) {
+		if (!global.uid) {
 			res.send(403, 'You are not authorized to view this page');
 		} else {
 			next();
@@ -27,13 +27,23 @@ var express = require('express'),
 	app.use(express.favicon());	// 2 args: string path and object options (i.e. expire time etc)
 	app.use(express.bodyParser());	// Puts POST vars in request.body
 	app.use(express.cookieParser());	// If you want to parse cookies (res.cookies)
-	app.use(express.session({secret: 'nodebb-julian', key: 'express.sid'}));
+	app.use(express.session({secret: 'nodebb', key: 'express.sid'}));
+	app.use(function(req, res, next) {
+		global.modules.user.get_uid_by_session(req.sessionID, function(uid) {
+			if (uid) global.uid = uid;
+			next();
+		});
+	});
 	// Dunno wtf this does
 	//	app.use(express.logger({ format: '\x1b[1m:method\x1b[0m \x1b[33m:url\x1b[0m :response-time ms' }));
 	// Useful if you want to use app.put and app.delete (instead of app.post all the time)
 	//	app.use(express.methodOverride());
 
 	app.get('/', function(req, res) {
+		//global.modules.topics.get(function() {
+		//	res.send(templates['header'] + templates['home'] + templates['footer']);	
+		//})
+		
 		res.send(templates['header'] + templates['home'] + templates['footer']);
 	});
 
diff --git a/src/websockets.js b/src/websockets.js
index 0af4f8e26f..ae1c90c36c 100644
--- a/src/websockets.js
+++ b/src/websockets.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ var	SocketIO = require('socket.io').listen(global.server),
 	io.set('authorization', function(handshakeData, accept) {
 		if (handshakeData.headers.cookie) {
 			handshakeData.cookie = cookie.parse(handshakeData.headers.cookie);
-			handshakeData.sessionID = connect.utils.parseSignedCookie(handshakeData.cookie['express.sid'], 'nodebb-julian');
+			handshakeData.sessionID = connect.utils.parseSignedCookie(handshakeData.cookie['express.sid'], 'nodebb');
 
 			if (handshakeData.cookie['express.sid'] == handshakeData.sessionID) {
 				return accept('Cookie is invalid.', false);