diff --git a/providerwww/application/core/MER_Controller.php b/providerwww/application/core/MER_Controller.php
index bd20ac2..7834fe0 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 ( $res==PHP_LOGIN_OK && isset($out["practice_id"])){
+        if ( $res==PHP_LOGIN_OK && isset($out["practice_id"]) && $out["practice_id"] > 0 ){
             
                 
         $_SESSION['session_id'] = "SASAFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK";
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class MER_Controller extends CI_Controller {
             $_SESSION['user_firstname'] = $out['firstname'];
             $_SESSION['user_lastname'] = $out['lastname'];  
             $_SESSION['user_email'] = $out['email'];           
-            $_SESSION['user_id'] = $out['id'];
+            $_SESSION['user_id'] = $out['user_id'];
             $_SESSION['practice_id'] = $out['practice_id'];  
             $_SESSION['user_provider'] = "1";
             $_SESSION['user_admin'] = "1";
diff --git a/providerwww/application/libraries/Provider_Controller.php b/providerwww/application/libraries/Provider_Controller.php
index f8d8672..ad146a5 100644
--- a/providerwww/application/libraries/Provider_Controller.php
+++ b/providerwww/application/libraries/Provider_Controller.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class Provider_Controller extends MER_Controller {
         parent::__construct();
 
         // you dont have bussines here if you are not in session
-        if (!isset($_SESSION['session_id']) or ! isset($_SESSION['username']) or $_SESSION['username'] == '') {
+        if (!isset($_SESSION['session_id']) or ! isset($_SESSION['practice_id']) or !isset( $_SESSION['user_id'] )) {
             redirect(logout);
         }