diff --git a/src/static/js/pad.js b/src/static/js/pad.js
index e75d09b2..e5e6e95f 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad.js
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ var pad = {
   
     //initialize the chat
     chat.init(this);
+    padcookie.init(); // initialize the cookies
     pad.initTime = +(new Date());
     pad.padOptions = clientVars.initialOptions;