diff --git a/src/Components/Request.php b/src/Components/Request.php
index 7ac26d72..5cfd41cc 100644
--- a/src/Components/Request.php
+++ b/src/Components/Request.php
@@ -82,12 +82,17 @@ public function cookieKeys() {
 
     // get data in $_SESSION : make sure session is started before calling this.
     public function sessionData($key) {
+        // make sure session is running
+        if (session_status == PHP_SESSION_NONE)
+            session_start();
         return isset($_SESSION[$key]) ? $_SESSION[$key] : NULL;
     }
 
 
     // get all the session keys
     public function sessionKeys() {
+        if (session_status == PHP_SESSION_NONE)
+            session_start();
         return array_keys($_SESSION);
     }