diff --git a/webnotes/__init__.py b/webnotes/__init__.py
index c1b5690d78..916d25a3c8 100644
--- a/webnotes/__init__.py
+++ b/webnotes/__init__.py
@@ -189,8 +189,7 @@ def connect(db_name=None, password=None):
 	local.user = webnotes.profile.Profile('Administrator')
 	
 def get_request_header(key, default=None):
-	import os
-	return os.environ.get(key, default)
+	return webnotes.request.headers.get(key, default)
 
 remote_ip = get_request_header('REMOTE_ADDR')		#Required for login from python shell
 logger = None
diff --git a/webnotes/app.py b/webnotes/app.py
index d2366c9922..8958db9a45 100644
--- a/webnotes/app.py
+++ b/webnotes/app.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def application(request):
 	else:
 		webnotes.local.request = request
 		webnotes.init()
-		
+				
 		webnotes.local.form_dict = webnotes._dict({ k:v[0] if isinstance(v, (list, tuple)) else v \
 			for k, v in (request.form or request.args).iteritems() })