diff --git a/api/rest.py b/api/rest.py
index f1ea4be..966e4c4 100644
--- a/api/rest.py
+++ b/api/rest.py
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ async def logout_handler(request: web.Request) -> web.Response:
 async def checkin_handler(request: web.Request) -> web.Response:
     alog.debug("checkin")
     session = await get_session(request)
-    op = OPERATORS.get(session.get("async_operator"))
+    user_session = USERS.get(session["async_operator"], UserSession("NOONE"))
+    op = OPERATORS.get(user_session)
     if not op:
         return web.json_response(
             {"error": "No session", "logged_in": False}, status=401
@@ -179,7 +180,8 @@ async def checkin_handler(request: web.Request) -> web.Response:
 async def checkout_handler(request: web.Request) -> web.Response:
     alog.debug("checkout")
     session = await get_session(request)
-    op = OPERATORS.get(session.get("async_operator"))
+    user_session = USERS.get(session["async_operator"], UserSession("NOONE"))
+    op = OPERATORS.get(user_session)
     if not op:
         return web.json_response(
             {"error": "No session", "logged_in": False}, status=401