diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e4fd011..815af20 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -117,4 +117,5 @@ dist
 .yarn/install-state.gz
 .pnp.*
 
-tests/config.json
\ No newline at end of file
+tests/config.json
+tests/sandbox.js
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/baseClient.ts b/src/baseClient.ts
index 06edc80..b33f39d 100644
--- a/src/baseClient.ts
+++ b/src/baseClient.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ export class ClasschartsClient {
     this.axios = axios.create({
       ...axiosConfig,
       headers: {
-        "User-Agent": "classcharts-api.js",
         ...axiosConfig?.headers,
       },
       validateStatus: () => true,
@@ -45,16 +44,17 @@ export class ClasschartsClient {
   }
   public async makeAuthedRequest(
     path: string,
-    options: Omit<AxiosRequestConfig, "path">
+    axiosOptions: Omit<AxiosRequestConfig, "path">,
+    options?: { includeMeta?: boolean }
   ) {
     if (!this.authCookies) throw new Error("Not authenticated");
     const requestOptions: AxiosRequestConfig = {
-      ...options,
+      ...axiosOptions,
       url: path,
       headers: {
         Cookie: this.authCookies.join(";"),
         authorization: "Basic " + this.sessionId,
-        ...options.headers,
+        ...axiosOptions.headers,
       },
     };
     const request = await this.axios.request(requestOptions);
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ export class ClasschartsClient {
     if (responseJSON.success == 0) {
       throw new Error(responseJSON.error);
     }
+    if (options?.includeMeta) {
+      return responseJSON;
+    }
     return responseJSON.data;
   }
 
@@ -166,7 +169,6 @@ export class ClasschartsClient {
 
     for (let i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
       data[i].description_raw = data[i].description;
-
       // homework.lesson.replace(/\\/g, '')
       data[i].description = data[i].description.replace(/(<([^>]+)>)/gi, "");
       data[i].description = data[i].description.replace(/&nbsp;/g, "");
diff --git a/src/parentClient.ts b/src/parentClient.ts
index 929ab48..1c9ac84 100644
--- a/src/parentClient.ts
+++ b/src/parentClient.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ export class ClasschartsParentClient extends ClasschartsClient {
     formData.append("logintype", "existing");
     formData.append("password", this.password);
     formData.append("recaptcha-token", "no-token-avaliable");
-
     const request = await this.axios.request({
       url: BASE_URL + "/parent/login",
       method: "POST",
diff --git a/src/studentClient.ts b/src/studentClient.ts
index 7fc2893..5b219ab 100644
--- a/src/studentClient.ts
+++ b/src/studentClient.ts
@@ -58,5 +58,19 @@ export class ClasschartsStudentClient extends ClasschartsClient {
     const user = await this.getStudentInfo();
     this.studentId = user.id;
     this.studentName = user.name;
+    const pingFormData = new URLSearchParams();
+    pingFormData.append("include_data", "true");
+    const pingData = await this.makeAuthedRequest(
+      this.API_BASE + "/ping",
+      {
+        method: "POST",
+        data: pingFormData.toString(),
+        headers: {
+          "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
+        },
+      },
+      { includeMeta: true }
+    );
+    this.sessionId = pingData.meta.session_id;
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/baseClient.test.ts b/tests/baseClient.test.ts
index 94c92ef..cdee8a7 100644
--- a/tests/baseClient.test.ts
+++ b/tests/baseClient.test.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ test("client returns activity data", () => {
 
 test("client returns full activity", () => {
   return client
-    .getFullActivity({ from: "2000-01-01", to: "2022-01-01" })
+    .getFullActivity({ from: "2022-01-01", to: "2022-09-01" })
     .then((data) => {
       let valid = false;
       if (data.length > 50) valid = true;