diff --git a/C4/Auth.pm b/C4/Auth.pm
index 57aa1a94dc..a62a13132b 100644
--- a/C4/Auth.pm
+++ b/C4/Auth.pm
@@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@ sub check_api_auth {
             -HttpOnly => 1,
             -secure => ( C4::Context->https_enabled() ? 1 : 0 ),
         );
-        return ( $return, undef, $session );
+        return ( $return, $cookie, $session ); # return == 'ok' here
 
     } else {