diff --git a/src/containers/TheContent.js b/src/containers/TheContent.js
index b3d3dd9..d273a8f 100644
--- a/src/containers/TheContent.js
+++ b/src/containers/TheContent.js
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ const TheContent = () => {
 
     function get_token_from_storage_or_cookie() {
       //return true;
+        user_id = null;
         const cookies = new Cookies();
         const shib = cookies.get('_shibsession_64656661756c7468747470733a2f2f66627373736f2e74732e62697a736964652e62697a2f73686962626f6c657468')
         if (shib !== undefined) {
@@ -117,7 +118,8 @@ const TheContent = () => {
                   fetchUser().then(() => {
                     if(UserId === ''){
                       let id = Math.floor(100000 + Math.random() * 900000)
-                      setUserId(id);
+                      user_id = id;
+                      //setUserId(id);
                     }
                     const _firstname = UserData.firstname;
                     const _lastname = UserData.lastname;
@@ -145,6 +147,7 @@ const TheContent = () => {
                     return true;
                   });
                 }
+                setUserId(user_id);
             });
         } else {
             return null;