From ecce0fefd6d4069befb58951f0dbf935f622d5e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marcel de Rooy <m.de.rooy@rijksmuseum.nl>
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2023 08:08:43 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Bug 31908: [21.11.x] Fix Auth.pm
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---
 C4/Auth.pm | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/C4/Auth.pm b/C4/Auth.pm
index 20f8d6a681..06463e42d6 100644
--- a/C4/Auth.pm
+++ b/C4/Auth.pm
@@ -959,8 +959,9 @@ sub checkauth {
     }
 
     unless ( $userid ) {
-        #we initiate a session prior to checking for a username to allow for anonymous sessions...
-        $session ||= get_session("") or die "Auth ERROR: Cannot get_session()";
+        if( !$session or !$sessionID ) { # if we cleared sessionID, we need a new session
+            $session = get_session() or die "Auth ERROR: Cannot get_session()";
+        }
 
         # Save anonymous search history in new session so it can be retrieved
         # by get_template_and_user to store it in user's search history after
-- 
2.30.2