diff --git a/system/libraries/Session/Session.php b/system/libraries/Session/Session.php
index 0d444e8..518dc28 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Session/Session.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Session/Session.php
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 	 */
 	public function __construct(array $params = array())
 	{
-
 		// No sessions under CLI
 		if (is_cli())
 		{
@@ -66,6 +65,11 @@
 			$this->_driver = $params['driver'];
 			unset($params['driver']);
 		}
+		// Note: Make the autoloader pass sess_* params to this constructor
+		elseif (empty($params) && $driver = config_item('sess_driver'))
+		{
+			$this->_driver = $driver;
+		}
 
 		if (($class = $this->_ci_load_classes($this->_driver)) === FALSE)
 		{