--- a/lib/common.inc.php
+++ b/lib/common.inc.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 }
 
 define('ROOT', pathinfo(__FILE__, PATHINFO_DIRNAME));
-if (strstr($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], "labs/")) {
+if (strstr($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], "labs/") || strstr($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], "admin/")) {
     $basePath = "../";
 }
 require $basePath."lib/amon-php/amon.php";
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 
 require ROOT . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . '..' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'lib' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'openid.php';
 $openid = new LightOpenID($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
-
+// you have to open the session to be able to modify or remove it
+session_start();
 function login() {
     global $openid;
     if (!$openid->mode) {