diff --git a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/middleware/reqTokenToUser.js b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/middleware/reqTokenToUser.js
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+++ b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/middleware/reqTokenToUser.js
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+/* eslint-disable no-param-reassign */
+const configuration = require("src/config/configuration").getInstance();
+const Token = require("src/user/token");
+
+const secret = configuration.get("authentication", "secret");
+
+// Token example:
+// curl -i -H "Authorization:[token]" localhost:31459/api/v1/user/history
+
+const reqTokenToUser = (req, res, next) => {
+  const cookieAuthToken = req.cookies.authorization;
+  const headerAuthToken = req.headers.authorization;
+
+  if (cookieAuthToken || headerAuthToken) {
+    try {
+      const token = Token.fromString(
+        cookieAuthToken || headerAuthToken,
+        secret
+      );
+      req.loggedInUser = token.user;
+    } catch (error) {
+      req.loggedInUser = undefined;
+    }
+  } else {
+    // guest session
+    console.debug("No auth token in header or cookie.");
+  }
+
+  next();
+};
+
+module.exports = reqTokenToUser;
diff --git a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/middleware/tokenToUser.js b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/middleware/tokenToUser.js
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-/* eslint-disable no-param-reassign */
-const configuration = require('src/config/configuration').getInstance();
-
-const secret = configuration.get('authentication', 'secret');
-const Token = require('src/user/token');
-
-// Token example:
-// curl -i -H "Authorization:[token]" localhost:31459/api/v1/user/history
-
-const tokenToUser = (req, res, next) => {
-  const rawToken = req.headers.authorization;
-  if (rawToken) {
-    try {
-      const token = Token.fromString(rawToken, secret);
-      req.loggedInUser = token.user;
-    } catch (error) {
-      req.loggedInUser = undefined;
-    }
-  }
-  next();
-};
-
-module.exports = tokenToUser;