diff --git a/activation.php b/activation.php
index 32ad005..291172d 100644
--- a/activation.php
+++ b/activation.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 </head> 
 <body>
 <?php 
+session_start();
 $pdo = new PDO('mysql:host=localhost;dbname=usertable', 'usertable', 'password');
  
 function random_string() {
diff --git a/rawdata.php b/rawdata.php
index 763df1c..17f9cee 100644
--- a/rawdata.php
+++ b/rawdata.php
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?php
+session_start();
 echo $_SESSION['userid'];
 echo "<br />";
 echo $_SESSION['username'];
