diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 31ba3f3..b02ea5a 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ function authorize(options) {
     auth.store.get(data.sessionID, function(err, session){
       if(err)
         return auth.fail(data, 'Error in session store.', true, accept);
-      if(!session[auth.passport._key])
-        return auth.fail(data, 'Passport was not initialized', true, accept);
       if(!session)
         return auth.fail(data, 'No session found', false, accept);
+      if(!session[auth.passport._key])
+        return auth.fail(data, 'Passport was not initialized', true, accept);
       
       var userKey = session[auth.passport._key][auth.userProperty];