diff --git a/cmd/frontend/sessions.go b/cmd/frontend/sessions.go
index e546a8c..6cdad3f 100644
--- a/cmd/frontend/sessions.go
+++ b/cmd/frontend/sessions.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package frontend
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"html/template"
 	"log"
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ func getSession(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, c *b.Config, s *b.Cookie
 	session := &b.Session{Session: *tmpSession}
 	if session.IsNew {
 		template.Must(tmpl, tmplErr).ExecuteTemplate(w, "page-content", msg)
-		return session, errors.New("error: no existing session")
 	}
 
 	return session, nil