diff --git a/providerwww/application/core/MER_Controller.php b/providerwww/application/core/MER_Controller.php
index 7cd1f8a..bd20ac2 100644
--- a/providerwww/application/core/MER_Controller.php
+++ b/providerwww/application/core/MER_Controller.php
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class MER_Controller extends CI_Controller {
         
         $loginReturn = false;
         
-        if ( $res==PHP_LOGIN_OK ){
+        if ( $res==PHP_LOGIN_OK && isset($out["practice_id"])){
             
                 
         $_SESSION['session_id'] = "SASAFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK";