diff --git a/authjwt.php b/authjwt.php
index bed115a..e21873e 100644
--- a/authjwt.php
+++ b/authjwt.php
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class authjwt extends auth
     // The JWT was tested in authparams. End of process
     if (! empty ($payload))
     {
-      $this->payload = $payload;
+      $this->payload = (array)$payload;
       $this->payload["bearer"] = substr ($_SERVER["HTTP_AUTHENTICATION"], 7);
     }
     if (! key_exists ("email", $this->payload))
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class authjwt extends auth
   /** Return all the parameters recorded for the authenticate user */
   public function getdetails ()
   {
-    if ($this->payload === null)
+    if ($this->payload["email"] === "anonymous")
       return array ("lastname"  => "anonymous",
                     "firstname" => "",
                     "email"     => "anonymous");