diff --git a/lib/TunnaClient.py b/lib/TunnaClient.py
index 539531e..47e0830 100644
--- a/lib/TunnaClient.py
+++ b/lib/TunnaClient.py
@@ -250,11 +250,14 @@ def HTTPreq(self,url,data=None,headers=None):
 			kargs['url']=url
 			if data:  kargs['data']=data	#Will do a GET if no data else POST
 			if headers:  kargs['headers']=headers
-			else: kargs['headers']={'Content-Type':'application/octet-stream','Cookie':self.cookie}
+			else: kargs['headers']={'Content-Type':'application/octet-stream'}
+
+                        if self.options['cookie']:
+                            kargs['headers'].update({'Cookie':self.cookie})
 
 			if self.options['bauth']:
                             kargs['headers'].update({'Authorization': "Basic %s" % self.bauth})
-				
+
 			#Make Request
 			f=opener.open(urllib2.Request(**kargs))
 
diff --git a/proxy.py b/proxy.py
index 9085923..89f1a85 100644
--- a/proxy.py
+++ b/proxy.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def main():
 	advancedGroup.add_option('-q','--ping-interval', help='webshprx pinging thread interval (default = 0.5)', dest='ping_delay', action='store', type='float', default=Defaults['ping_delay'])
 	advancedGroup.add_option('-s','--start-ping', help='Start the pinging thread first - some services send data first (eg. SSH)', dest='start_p_thread', action='store_true', default=Defaults['start_p_thread'])
 	advancedGroup.add_option('-c','--verify-server-cert', help='Verify Server Certificate', dest='start_p_thread', action='store_false', default=Defaults['ignoreServerCert'])
-	advancedGroup.add_option('-C','--cookie', help='Request cookies', dest='cookie', action='store', default=Defaults['Cookie'])
+	advancedGroup.add_option('-C','--cookie', help='Request cookies', dest='cookie', action='store')
 	advancedGroup.add_option('-t','--authentication', help='Basic authentication', dest='bauth', action='store_true')
 
 	parser.add_option_group(advancedGroup)
diff --git a/settings.pyc b/settings.pyc
deleted file mode 100644
index 7cb8c5f..0000000
Binary files a/settings.pyc and /dev/null differ