diff --git a/controllers/prototype/index.js b/controllers/prototype/index.js
index 2190458..b0c022a 100644
--- a/controllers/prototype/index.js
+++ b/controllers/prototype/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+var pg = require('pg');
+var pgc = require('../../private.js');
+
+var createNewId = function() {
+    var value;
+    pg.connect(pgc.url, function(err, client, release) {
+        client.query(
+            "INSERT INTO users(name) VALUES('anonymous'); SELECT currval('users_id_seq');",
+            [],
+            function(err, result) {
+                value = result.rows[0].currval;
+                release();
+                return value;
+            }
+        );
+    });
+}
+
 module.exports.index = function(req, res) {
     res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/html');
 
@@ -7,6 +25,7 @@ module.exports.index = function(req, res) {
 }
 
 module.exports.arrows = function(req, res) {
+    // req.session.user_id = createNewId();
     res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/html');
 
     res.locals.cameraStyle = 'arrows';
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a51f9b6..bae38a2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
         "express": "4.0",
         "jade": "1.9.2",
         "pg": "4.3.0",
-        "body-parser": "1.12.4"
+        "body-parser": "1.12.4",
+        "express-session": "1.11.2",
+        "cookie-parser": "1.3.4"
     },
     "repository": {
         "type": "git",
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 597f600..62fcb65 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -3,15 +3,24 @@ var express = require('express');
 var jade = require('jade');
 var pg = require('pg');
 
-// pg conf
-var pgc = require('./private');
+// secret variables
+var secret = require('./private');
 
 var app = express();
-var bodyParser = require('body-parser')
+var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
+var session = require('express-session');
+var cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
 var urls = require('./urls');
 
 app.set('view engine', 'jade');
 
+app.use(cookieParser());
+app.use(session({
+    saveUninitialized: true,
+    resave: true,
+    secret: secret.secret
+}));
+
 app.use(bodyParser.text());
 app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
 app.use(bodyParser.json());
@@ -29,10 +38,10 @@ require('./lib/boot')(app, { verbose: !module.parent });
 app.use('/static', express.static('static'));
 
 app.post('/post', function(req, res) {
-    var user_id = req.body.user_id;
+    var user_id = 1;
     var arrow_id = req.body.arrow_id;
 
-    pg.connect(pgc.url, function(err, client, release) {
+    pg.connect(secret.url, function(err, client, release) {
         client.query(
             "INSERT INTO arrowclicked(user_id, arrow_id) VALUES($1,$2);",
             [user_id, arrow_id],
diff --git a/static/js/Logger.js b/static/js/Logger.js
index 57acee5..081c3d6 100644
--- a/static/js/Logger.js
+++ b/static/js/Logger.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ BD.Event.ArrowClicked.prototype.send = function() {
 
     var data = {};
 
-    data.user_id = this.user_id;
+    data.session_id = session_id;
     data.arrow_id = this.arrow_id;
 
     var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();