diff --git a/phpBB/functions/sessions.php b/phpBB/functions/sessions.php
index b8a690af2a..0a15b910b1 100644
--- a/phpBB/functions/sessions.php
+++ b/phpBB/functions/sessions.php
@@ -176,7 +176,9 @@ function session_pagestart($user_ip, $thispage_id, $session_length)
 			}
 		}
 		$userdata = $db->sql_fetchrow($result);
+	}
 
+	if($userdata[user_id] != ''){  // The ID in the cookie was really in the DB.
 		//
 		// Check for user and ip ban ...
 		// 
@@ -274,6 +276,7 @@ function session_pagestart($user_ip, $thispage_id, $session_length)
 			$password = "";
 			$userdata['session_logged_in'] = 0;
 		}
+		print "userdata known?";
 		$result = session_begin($userdata['user_id'], $user_ip, $thispage_id, $session_length, $autologon, $password);
 		if(!$result)
 		{