diff --git a/lib/models/access-token.js b/lib/models/access-token.js
index 14e57326..3ea22d35 100644
--- a/lib/models/access-token.js
+++ b/lib/models/access-token.js
@@ -174,13 +174,14 @@ function tokenIdForRequest(req, options) {
     }
   }
 
-  for(i = 0, length = headers.length; i < length; i++) {
-    id = req.signedCookies[cookies[i]];
+  if(req.signedCookies) {
+    for(i = 0, length = headers.length; i < length; i++) {
+      id = req.signedCookies[cookies[i]];
 
-    if(typeof id === 'string') {
-      return id;
+      if(typeof id === 'string') {
+        return id;
+      }
     }
   }
-
   return null;
 }