# Check for existence of session without triggering one?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/check-for-existence-of-session-without-triggering-one/167985>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 14, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/check-for-existence-of-session-without-triggering-one/167985 "2009-05-14T17:33:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![jrochkind](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/779978/32.png) [@jrochkind](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jrochkind)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/check-for-existence-of-session-without-triggering-one/167985/1 "2009-05-14T17:33:21Z")

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With the new session lazy loading – how can I check to see if a session  
has already been created, and not trigger the creation of a session if  
not?

Thanks!