diff --git a/evennia/server/serversession.py b/evennia/server/serversession.py
index 2a427d591f..b7f74cef5d 100644
--- a/evennia/server/serversession.py
+++ b/evennia/server/serversession.py
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ class ServerSession(Session):
         if not _ObjectDB:
             from evennia.objects.models import ObjectDB as _ObjectDB
 
+        super(ServerSession, self).at_sync()
         if not self.logged_in:
             # assign the unloggedin-command set.
             self.cmdset_storage = settings.CMDSET_UNLOGGEDIN
diff --git a/evennia/server/session.py b/evennia/server/session.py
index 9853bcd366..86d7a30d76 100644
--- a/evennia/server/session.py
+++ b/evennia/server/session.py
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ class Session(object):
         on uid etc).
 
         """
-        self.protocol_flags.update(self.account.attributs.get("_saved_protocol_flags"), {})
+        if self.account:
+            self.protocol_flags.update(self.account.attributes.get("_saved_protocol_flags"), {})
 
     # access hooks