diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/kernel.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/kernel.js
index 708b933..ef7ea0c 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/kernel.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/kernel.js
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
this.shell_channel = null;
this.iopub_channel = null;
this.running = false;
+
+ this.username = "username";
+ this.session_id = utils.uuid();
+
if (typeof(WebSocket) !== 'undefined') {
this.WebSocket = WebSocket
} else if (typeof(MozWebSocket) !== 'undefined') {
@@ -34,8 +38,8 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
var msg = {
header : {
msg_id : utils.uuid(),
- username : "username",
- session: this.session_id,
+ username : this.username,
+ session : this.session_id,
msg_type : msg_type
},
content : content,