diff --git a/addons/web/common/dispatch.py b/addons/web/common/dispatch.py
index 7a293c8228b..57e45fa594e 100644
--- a/addons/web/common/dispatch.py
+++ b/addons/web/common/dispatch.py
@@ -311,6 +311,13 @@ class Root(object):
     def __init__(self, options):
         self.root = werkzeug.urls.Href('/web/webclient/home')
         self.config = options
+        
+        if self.config.backend == 'local':
+            conn = openerplib.get_connector(protocol='local')
+        else:
+            conn = openerplib.get_connector(hostname=self.config.server_host,
+                   port=self.config.server_port)
+        self.config.connector = conn
 
         self.session_cookie = 'sessionid'
         self.addons = {}
diff --git a/addons/web/common/openerplib/main.py b/addons/web/common/openerplib/main.py
index ffe7d3c2d8b..b09e9f9d72f 100644
--- a/addons/web/common/openerplib/main.py
+++ b/addons/web/common/openerplib/main.py
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ class Connector(object):
         self.hostname = hostname
         self.port = port
 
+    def get_service(self, service_name):
+        """
+        Returns a Service instance to allow easy manipulation of one of the services offered by the remote server.
+
+        :param service_name: The name of the service.
+        """
+        return Service(self, service_name)
+
 class XmlRPCConnector(Connector):
     """
     A type of connector that uses the XMLRPC protocol.
@@ -321,7 +329,7 @@ class Connection(object):
 
         :param service_name: The name of the service.
         """
-        return Service(self.connector, service_name)
+        return self.connector.get_service(service_name)
 
 class AuthenticationError(Exception):
     """
diff --git a/addons/web/common/session.py b/addons/web/common/session.py
index c06763bebe2..d4265851acc 100644
--- a/addons/web/common/session.py
+++ b/addons/web/common/session.py
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import time
 import openerplib
 
 import nonliterals
+
+import logging
+_logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 #----------------------------------------------------------
 # OpenERPSession RPC openerp backend access
 #----------------------------------------------------------
@@ -41,12 +44,7 @@ class OpenERPSession(object):
         self.client_timezone = False
 
     def build_connection(self):
-        if self.config.backend == 'local':
-            conn = openerplib.get_connection(protocol='local', database=self._db,
-                   login=self._login, user_id=self._uid, password=self._password)
-        else:
-            conn = openerplib.get_connection(hostname=self.config.server_host,
-                   port=self.config.server_port, database=self._db, login=self._login,
+        conn = openerplib.Connection(self.config.connector, database=self._db, login=self._login,
                    user_id=self._uid, password=self._password)
         return conn