diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 4b59c7d422..1795cdc39f 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -5060,3 +5060,11 @@ Rom    3 June 2009
         AccountInfoPage.cpp
         AccountManagerInfoPage.cpp
         ProjectInfoPage.cpp
+
+Rom    4 June 2009
+    - MGR: Fix bug in browser cookie detection code where firefox v3
+        cookie detection was returning true even for cookies that don't
+        exist.
+        
+    clientgui/
+        browser.cpp, .h
diff --git a/clientgui/browser.cpp b/clientgui/browser.cpp
index 98bf61f36e..beff918f4c 100644
--- a/clientgui/browser.cpp
+++ b/clientgui/browser.cpp
@@ -484,18 +484,10 @@ bool detect_cookie_mozilla_v2(
 }
 
     
-#if defined(__APPLE__)
-    // sqlite3 is not av ailable on Mac OS 10.3.9
-    extern int sqlite3_open(const char *filename, sqlite3 **ppDb) __attribute__((weak_import));
-    extern int sqlite3_close(sqlite3 *) __attribute__((weak_import));
-    extern int sqlite3_exec(sqlite3*,  const char *sql, sqlite3_callback, void *, char **errmsg) __attribute__((weak_import));
-    extern void sqlite3_free(char *z) __attribute__((weak_import));
-#endif
-
-
 bool detect_cookie_mozilla_v3(
     std::string profile_root, std::string& project_url, std::string& name, std::string& value
 ) {
+    bool        retval = false;
     std::string tmp;
     std::string hostname;
     char        query[1024];
@@ -540,9 +532,10 @@ bool detect_cookie_mozilla_v3(
 
     if ( !cookie.value.empty() ) {
         value = cookie.value;
+        retval = true;
     }
 
-    return true;
+    return retval;
 }
 
     
diff --git a/clientgui/browser.h b/clientgui/browser.h
index 85e37b9e8f..8257c605bd 100644
--- a/clientgui/browser.h
+++ b/clientgui/browser.h
@@ -42,4 +42,12 @@ bool detect_cookie_safari(std::string& project_url, std::string& name, std::stri
 bool detect_cookie_firefox_2(std::string& project_url, std::string& name, std::string& value);
 bool detect_cookie_firefox_3(std::string& project_url, std::string& name, std::string& value);
 
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+    // sqlite3 is not av ailable on Mac OS 10.3.9
+    extern int sqlite3_open(const char *filename, sqlite3 **ppDb) __attribute__((weak_import));
+    extern int sqlite3_close(sqlite3 *) __attribute__((weak_import));
+    extern int sqlite3_exec(sqlite3*,  const char *sql, sqlite3_callback, void *, char **errmsg) __attribute__((weak_import));
+    extern void sqlite3_free(char *z) __attribute__((weak_import));
+#endif
+
 #endif