diff --git a/lib/sessions/backend/activity_stream.rb b/lib/sessions/backend/activity_stream.rb
index 950773f75..4ec3e5abf 100644
--- a/lib/sessions/backend/activity_stream.rb
+++ b/lib/sessions/backend/activity_stream.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 class Sessions::Backend::ActivityStream
 
+  attr_writer :user
+
   def initialize(user, asset_lookup, client = nil, client_id = nil, ttl = 25)
     @user         = user
     @client       = client
diff --git a/lib/sessions/backend/base.rb b/lib/sessions/backend/base.rb
index bd85471e4..e7e8f9eaf 100644
--- a/lib/sessions/backend/base.rb
+++ b/lib/sessions/backend/base.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 class Sessions::Backend::Base
 
+  attr_writer :user
+
   def initialize(user, asset_lookup, client, client_id, ttl = 10)
     @user         = user
     @client       = client
diff --git a/lib/sessions/backend/collections.rb b/lib/sessions/backend/collections.rb
index c74812a15..1f87923ec 100644
--- a/lib/sessions/backend/collections.rb
+++ b/lib/sessions/backend/collections.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ class Sessions::Backend::Collections < Sessions::Backend::Base
     results
   end
 
+  def user=(user)
+    @user = user
+
+    # update stored user in backends, too
+    @backends.each do |backend|
+      backend.user = user
+    end
+  end
+
   def backend
 
     # auto population collections
diff --git a/lib/sessions/backend/collections/base.rb b/lib/sessions/backend/collections/base.rb
index c05da5383..1ca5e1bab 100644
--- a/lib/sessions/backend/collections/base.rb
+++ b/lib/sessions/backend/collections/base.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 class Sessions::Backend::Collections::Base < Sessions::Backend::Base
   class << self; attr_accessor :model, :permissions end
 
+  attr_writer :user
+
   def initialize(user, asset_lookup, client, client_id, ttl)
     @user         = user
     @client       = client
diff --git a/lib/sessions/client.rb b/lib/sessions/client.rb
index 0529b346d..4a111abe5 100644
--- a/lib/sessions/client.rb
+++ b/lib/sessions/client.rb
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ class Sessions::Client
       'Sessions::Backend::TicketCreate',
     ]
 
-    asset_lookup = {}
-    backend_pool = []
-    user_id_last_run = nil
-    loop_count = 0
+    asset_lookup             = {}
+    backend_pool             = []
+    user_id_last_run         = nil
+    user_updated_at_last_run = nil
+    loop_count               = 0
     loop do
 
       # check if session still exists
@@ -50,6 +51,14 @@ class Sessions::Client
           item = backend.constantize.new(user, asset_lookup, self, @client_id)
           backend_pool.push item
         end
+      # update user if required
+      elsif user_updated_at_last_run != user.updated_at
+        user_updated_at_last_run = user.updated_at
+
+        log "---client - updating user #{user.id} - #{user_updated_at_last_run}"
+        backend_pool.each do |backend|
+          backend.user = user
+        end
       end
 
       loop_count += 1