diff --git a/features/session_and_cookies_handling.feature b/features/session_and_cookies_handling.feature
index 57d70b8..5a644d5 100644
--- a/features/session_and_cookies_handling.feature
+++ b/features/session_and_cookies_handling.feature
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ Feature: session and cookies handling
     When I go to the homepage
     Then there must be no cookies
 
+  Scenario: user_data, not logged in
+    When I make a AJAX request to the user data path
+    Then there must be no cookies
+
+  Scenario: user_data, logged in
+    Given I am logged in as admin
+    When I make a AJAX request to the user data path
+    Then there must be a cookie "_noosfero_session"
+
   # FIXME for some reason I could not test this scenario, although manual tests
   # indicate this works!
   # Scenario: logout
diff --git a/features/step_definitions/noosfero_steps.rb b/features/step_definitions/noosfero_steps.rb
index d77d1f0..5522551 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/noosfero_steps.rb
+++ b/features/step_definitions/noosfero_steps.rb
@@ -576,3 +576,8 @@ end
 Given /^the cache is turned (on|off)$/ do |state|
   ActionController::Base.perform_caching = (state == 'on')
 end
+
+When /^I make a AJAX request to (.*)$/ do |page|
+  header 'X-Requested-With', 'XMLHttpRequest'
+  visit(path_to(page))
+end
diff --git a/features/support/paths.rb b/features/support/paths.rb
index 89be7f8..03daa8a 100644
--- a/features/support/paths.rb
+++ b/features/support/paths.rb
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ module NavigationHelpers
     when /^chat$/
       '/chat'
 
+    when /the user data path/
+      '/account/user_data'
+
     # Add more mappings here.
     # Here is a more fancy example:
     #
diff --git a/vendor/plugins/noosfero_caching/init.rb b/vendor/plugins/noosfero_caching/init.rb
index ecc2804..ba951bf 100644
--- a/vendor/plugins/noosfero_caching/init.rb
+++ b/vendor/plugins/noosfero_caching/init.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module NoosferoHttpCaching
   end
 
   def noosfero_session_check
-    return if params[:controller] == 'account' || request.xhr?
+    return if (params[:controller] == 'account' && params[:action] != 'user_data')
     headers["X-Noosfero-Auth"] = (session[:user] != nil).to_s
   end
 
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