diff --git a/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/Bugzilla.pm b/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/Bugzilla.pm
index 0ce6a5e7204..871b76a5450 100644
--- a/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/Bugzilla.pm
+++ b/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/Bugzilla.pm
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ sub login {
     # $::COOKIE{'Bugzilla_login'} from a userid to a loginname
     # (for backwards compat)
     if (defined $_user) {
-        return $_user->{id};
+        return $_user;
     }
 
     $type = LOGIN_NORMAL unless defined $type;