diff --git a/lib/session.rb b/lib/session.rb
index e17706a48..9bef738e8 100644
--- a/lib/session.rb
+++ b/lib/session.rb
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ class ClientState
       return if !session_data
       return if !session_data[:user]
       return if !session_data[:user][:id]
-      user = User.lookup( :id => session_data[:user][:id] )
+      user = User.where( :id => session_data[:user][:id] ).first
       return if !user
 
       # set cache key