diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 4b8d9f9b..e3429792 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ fn main() {
         device_id: name.clone(),
         cache_location: PathBuf::from(cache_location)
     };
+
     let session = Session::new(config);
     session.login(username.clone(), password);
     session.poll();
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ fn main() {
 
     let player = Player::new(&session);
 
-    let mut spirc_manager = SpircManager::new(&session, player, username, name);
+    let mut spirc_manager = SpircManager::new(&session, player, name);
     spirc_manager.run();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/session.rs b/src/session.rs
index 94cdb7dd..38979601 100644
--- a/src/session.rs
+++ b/src/session.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ pub struct Config {
 
 pub struct SessionData {
     pub country: String,
+    pub canonical_username: String,
 }
 
 pub struct SessionInternal {
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ impl Session {
             config: config,
             data: RwLock::new(SessionData {
                 country: String::new(),
+                canonical_username: String::new(),
             }),
 
             rx_connection: Mutex::new(cipher_connection.clone()),
@@ -179,7 +181,14 @@ impl Session {
             },
 
             0xb2...0xb6 => self.0.mercury.lock().unwrap().handle(cmd, data),
-            0xac => eprintln!("Authentication succeedded"),
+            0xac => {
+                let welcome_data : protocol::authentication::APWelcome = 
+                    protobuf::parse_from_bytes(&data).unwrap();
+                self.0.data.write().unwrap().canonical_username = 
+                    welcome_data.get_canonical_username().to_string();
+                eprintln!("Authentication succeeded")
+            },
+
             0xad => eprintln!("Authentication failed"),
             _ => ()
         }
diff --git a/src/spirc.rs b/src/spirc.rs
index de038849..6fa86b43 100644
--- a/src/spirc.rs
+++ b/src/spirc.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ pub struct SpircManager<'s, D: SpircDelegate> {
     delegate: D,
     session: &'s Session,
 
-    username: String,
     state_update_id: i64,
     seq_nr: u32,
 
@@ -61,12 +60,11 @@ pub trait SpircState {
 
 impl <'s, D: SpircDelegate> SpircManager<'s, D> {
     pub fn new(session: &'s Session, delegate: D,
-               username: String, name: String) -> SpircManager<'s, D> {
+               name: String) -> SpircManager<'s, D> {
         SpircManager {
             delegate: delegate,
             session: &session,
 
-            username: username.clone(),
             state_update_id: 0,
             seq_nr: 0,
 
@@ -91,7 +89,8 @@ impl <'s, D: SpircDelegate> SpircManager<'s, D> {
     }
 
     pub fn run(&mut self) {
-        let rx = self.session.mercury_sub(format!("hm://remote/3/user/{}/", self.username));
+        let rx = self.session.mercury_sub(format!("hm://remote/3/user/{}/", 
+                    self.session.0.data.read().unwrap().canonical_username.clone()));
         let updates = self.delegate.updates();
 
         loop {
@@ -192,7 +191,8 @@ impl <'s, D: SpircDelegate> SpircManager<'s, D> {
 
         self.session.mercury(MercuryRequest{
             method: MercuryMethod::SEND,
-            uri: format!("hm://remote/user/{}", self.username),
+            uri: format!("hm://remote/user/{}", 
+                         self.session.0.data.read().unwrap().canonical_username.clone()),
             content_type: None,
             payload: vec![ pkt.write_to_bytes().unwrap() ]
         }).await().unwrap();