diff --git a/cmd/backend/sessions.go b/cmd/backend/sessions.go
index eb55dfc..9fbf3f9 100644
--- a/cmd/backend/sessions.go
+++ b/cmd/backend/sessions.go
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gorilla/sessions"
 )
 
-type CookieStore struct{ sessions.CookieStore }
+type (
+	CookieStore struct{ sessions.CookieStore }
+	Session     struct{ sessions.Session }
+)
 
 func NewKey() ([]byte, error) {
 	key := make([]byte, 32)
diff --git a/cmd/frontend/sessions.go b/cmd/frontend/sessions.go
index d88e595..b2f94de 100644
--- a/cmd/frontend/sessions.go
+++ b/cmd/frontend/sessions.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/gorilla/sessions"
 	b "streifling.com/jason/cpolis/cmd/backend"
 )
 
@@ -29,16 +28,17 @@ func saveSession(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, s *b.CookieStore, u *b.
 }
 
 // getSession is used for verifying that the user is logged in and returns their session and an error.
-func getSession(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, c *b.Config, s *b.CookieStore) (*sessions.Session, error) {
+func getSession(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, c *b.Config, s *b.CookieStore) (*b.Session, error) {
 	msg := "Keine gültige Session. Bitte erneut anmelden."
 	tmpl, tmplErr := template.ParseFiles(c.WebDir+"/templates/index.html", c.WebDir+"/templates/login.html")
 
-	session, err := s.Get(r, "cookie")
+	tmpSession, err := s.Get(r, "cookie")
 	if err != nil {
 		template.Must(tmpl, tmplErr).ExecuteTemplate(w, "page-content", msg)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	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")