diff --git a/src/auth/mod.rs b/src/auth/mod.rs
index 3629e48..0b62af7 100644
--- a/src/auth/mod.rs
+++ b/src/auth/mod.rs
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ impl<'r> FromRequest<'r> for User {
 
     async fn from_request(req: &'r Request<'_>) -> Outcome<Self, ()> {
         // get the session id from the cookie
-        let session_opt = req.cookies().get("rocket_session_id");
+        let session_opt = req.cookies().get_private("rocket_session_id");
 
         let session_id_str = match session_opt {
-            Some(s) => s.value(),
+            Some(s) => s.value().to_owned(),
             None => return Outcome::Error((Status::Unauthorized, ())),
         };