diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/infrastructure/ExpressLocals.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/infrastructure/ExpressLocals.coffee
index dabe33af88..33237e3ad4 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/infrastructure/ExpressLocals.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/infrastructure/ExpressLocals.coffee
@@ -147,12 +147,12 @@ module.exports = (app, webRouter, apiRouter)->
 	webRouter.use (req, res, next)->
 		res.locals.buildReferalUrl = (referal_medium) ->
 			url = Settings.siteUrl
-			if req.session? and req.session.user? and req.session.user.referal_id?
-				url+="?r=#{req.session.user.referal_id}&rm=#{referal_medium}&rs=b" # Referal source = bonus
+			if req.user? and req.referal_id?
+				url+="?r=#{req.user.referal_id}&rm=#{referal_medium}&rs=b" # Referal source = bonus
 			return url
 		res.locals.getReferalId = ->
-			if req.session? and req.session.user? and req.session.user.referal_id
-				return req.session.user.referal_id
+			if req.user? and req.referal_id?
+				return req.user.referal_id
 		res.locals.getReferalTagLine = ->
 			tagLines = [
 				"Roar!"
diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/infrastructure/Server.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/infrastructure/Server.coffee
index 095c98be2b..c1ce2a92cd 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/infrastructure/Server.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/infrastructure/Server.coffee
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ apiRouter.use(currentUserMiddleware)
 webRouter.use (req, res, next) ->
 	req.session.touch()
 	if req?.session?.user?
-		UserSessionsManager.touch(req.session.user, (err)->)
+		UserSessionsManager.touch(req.user, (err)->)
 	next()
 
 webRouter.use ReferalConnect.use