Index: branches/RC/core/kernel/session/session.php
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diff -u -N -r10024 -r10037
--- branches/RC/core/kernel/session/session.php	(.../session.php)	(revision 10024)
+++ branches/RC/core/kernel/session/session.php	(.../session.php)	(revision 10037)
@@ -319,6 +319,9 @@
 	function RecallPersistentVar(&$session, $var_name, $default = false)
 	{
 		if ($session->RecallVar('user_id') == -2) {
+			if ($default == '_USE_DEFAULT_USER_DATA_') {
+				$default = null;
+			}
 			return $session->RecallVar($var_name, $default);
 		}
 
@@ -334,8 +337,8 @@
 					FROM '.TABLE_PREFIX.'PersistantSessionData
 					WHERE VariableName = '.$this->Conn->qstr($var_name).' AND PortalUserId = '.$default_user_id;
 			$value = $this->Conn->GetOne($sql);
+			$this->PersistentVars[$var_name] = $value;
 			if ($value !== false) {
-				$this->PersistentVars[$var_name] = $value;
 				$this->StorePersistentVar($session, $var_name, $value); //storing it, so next time we don't load default user setting
 			}
 			return $value;