diff --git a/services/real-time/app/coffee/ConnectedUsersManager.coffee b/services/real-time/app/coffee/ConnectedUsersManager.coffee
index 085a47dc28..2e6536c9be 100644
--- a/services/real-time/app/coffee/ConnectedUsersManager.coffee
+++ b/services/real-time/app/coffee/ConnectedUsersManager.coffee
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ module.exports =
 
 	_getConnectedUser: (project_id, client_id, callback)->
 		rclient.hgetall Keys.connectedUser({project_id, client_id}), (err, result)->
-			if !result? or Object.keys(result).length == 0
+			if !result? or Object.keys(result).length == 0 or !result.user_id
 				result =
 					connected : false
 					client_id:client_id
diff --git a/services/real-time/test/unit/coffee/ConnectedUsersManagerTests.coffee b/services/real-time/test/unit/coffee/ConnectedUsersManagerTests.coffee
index e88b1f27ad..6fb3942b64 100644
--- a/services/real-time/test/unit/coffee/ConnectedUsersManagerTests.coffee
+++ b/services/real-time/test/unit/coffee/ConnectedUsersManagerTests.coffee
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ describe "ConnectedUsersManager", ->
 
 		it "should return a connected user if there is a user object", (done)->
 			cursorData = JSON.stringify(cursorData:{row:1})
-			@rClient.hgetall.callsArgWith(1, null, {connected_at:new Date(), cursorData})
+			@rClient.hgetall.callsArgWith(1, null, {connected_at:new Date(), user_id: @user._id, last_updated_at: "#{Date.now()}", cursorData})
 			@ConnectedUsersManager._getConnectedUser @project_id, @client_id, (err, result)=>
 				result.connected.should.equal true
 				result.client_id.should.equal @client_id
diff --git a/services/real-time/test/unit/coffee/WebsocketLoadBalancerTests.coffee b/services/real-time/test/unit/coffee/WebsocketLoadBalancerTests.coffee
index c4f4519790..66e950cd0e 100644
--- a/services/real-time/test/unit/coffee/WebsocketLoadBalancerTests.coffee
+++ b/services/real-time/test/unit/coffee/WebsocketLoadBalancerTests.coffee
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ describe "WebsocketLoadBalancer", ->
 			"./HealthCheckManager": {check: sinon.stub()}
 			"./RoomManager" : @RoomManager = {eventSource: sinon.stub().returns @RoomEvents}
 			"./ChannelManager": @ChannelManager = {publish: sinon.stub()}
+			"./ConnectedUsersManager": @ConnectedUsersManager = {refreshClient: sinon.stub()}
 		@io = {}
 		@WebsocketLoadBalancer.rclientPubList = [{publish: sinon.stub()}]
 		@WebsocketLoadBalancer.rclientSubList = [{