diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 280e9dcb..2549ebfb 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.6.3-stable+timestamp.2013.09.20.12.45.53
+Version 2.6.3-stable+timestamp.2013.09.20.20.56.30
diff --git a/applications/admin/static/css/web2py-codemirror.css b/applications/admin/static/css/web2py-codemirror.css
index 4e287825..eff9784a 100644
--- a/applications/admin/static/css/web2py-codemirror.css
+++ b/applications/admin/static/css/web2py-codemirror.css
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	position: absolute ! important;
 	top: 0; left: 0;
 	width: 100% ! important;
-	z-index: 9999;
+	z-index: 1028;
 }
 
 /* BREAKPOINTS */
diff --git a/gluon/globals.py b/gluon/globals.py
index 359475bf..1ef01c0b 100644
--- a/gluon/globals.py
+++ b/gluon/globals.py
@@ -858,15 +858,23 @@ class Session(Storage):
                 else:
                     response.session_id = None
                     response.session_new = True
-
+            # if there is no session id yet, we'll need to create a 
+            # new session
+            else:
+                response.session_new = True
 
         # set the cookie now if you know the session_id so user can set
         # cookie attributes in controllers/models
         # cookie will be reset later
         # yet cookie may be reset later
-        if (isinstance(response.session_id,str) and 
-            response.session_id!=old_session_id):
+        #   Removed comparison between old and new session ids - should send
+        #    the cookie all the time
+        if isinstance(response.session_id,str):
             response.cookies[response.session_id_name] = response.session_id
+            response.cookies[response.session_id_name]['path'] = '/'
+            if cookie_expires:
+                response.cookies[response.session_id_name]['expires'] = \
+                    cookie_expires.strftime(FMT)
 
         session_pickled = cPickle.dumps(self)
         response.session_hash = hashlib.md5(session_pickled).hexdigest()
@@ -1035,10 +1043,10 @@ class Session(Storage):
     def _try_store_in_db(self, request, response):
         # don't save if file-based sessions,
         # no session id, or session being forgotten
-        # or no changes to session
-
+        # or no changes to session (Unless the session is new)
         if (not response.session_db_table or 
-            self._forget or self._unchanged(response)):
+            self._forget or 
+            (self._unchanged(response) and not response.session_new)):
             if (not response.session_db_table and
                 global_settings.db_sessions is not True and
                 response.session_masterapp in global_settings.db_sessions):