diff --git a/lib/plugins.js b/lib/plugins.js
index d7717bb2..05a12c3b 100644
--- a/lib/plugins.js
+++ b/lib/plugins.js
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ exports.recordPing = function recordPing (session, rec, cb) {
 }
 
 exports.sendCoins = function sendCoins (session, rawTx, cb) {
-  var _session = {id: rawTx.sessionId, fingerprint: session.fingerprint}
+  var _session = {id: rawTx.sessionId || session.id, fingerprint: session.fingerprint}
   executeTx(_session, rawTx, 'machine', cb)
 }