diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index bfcb715..9519a95 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function noQsMethod(options) {
               message: (Object.prototype.toString.call(err) === '[object Object]' && err.message) ? err.message : err
             });
             var callback_timeout;
-            // If callback explicitely set to false, start timeout to disconnect socket 
+            // If callback explicitely set to false, start timeout to disconnect socket
             if (options.callback === false || typeof options.callback === "number") {
               if (typeof options.callback === "number") {
                 if (options.callback < 0) {
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ function noQsMethod(options) {
           }
       };
 
-      if(!data || typeof data.token !== "string") {
+      var token = options.cookie ? socket.request.cookies[options.cookie] : (data ? data.token : undefined);
+
+      if(!token || typeof token !== "string") {
         return onError({message: 'invalid token datatype'}, 'invalid_token');
       }
 
@@ -96,10 +98,10 @@ function noQsMethod(options) {
           return onError(err, 'invalid_secret');
         }
 
-        jwt.verify(data.token, secret, options, onJwtVerificationReady);
+        jwt.verify(token, secret, options, onJwtVerificationReady);
       };
 
-      getSecret(socket.request, options.secret, data.token, onSecretReady);
+      getSecret(socket.request, options.secret, token, onSecretReady);
     });
   };
 }