diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
index 67f665abc30..86b48b1be2d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
@@ -955,9 +955,9 @@ openerp.web.WebClient = openerp.web.Widget.extend(/** @lends openerp.web.WebClie
     },
     start: function() {
         this.header.appendTo($("#oe_header"));
+        this.session.start();
         this.login.appendTo($('#oe_login'));
         this.menu.start();
-        this.session.start();
     },
     on_logged: function() {
         if(this.action_manager)
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index fec8bba61a9..ac231e744e4 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -269,18 +269,18 @@
                     <tr>
                         <td><label for="db">Database:</label></td>
                         <td>
-                            <input type="text" name="db" t-att-value="selected_db || ''" autofocus="true"/>
+                            <input type="text" name="db" t-att-value="widget.selected_db || ''" autofocus="true"/>
                         </td>
                     </tr>
                     <tr>
                         <td><label for="login">User:</label></td>
                         <td><input type="text" name="login"
-                            t-att-value="selected_login || ''" autofocus="true"/></td>
+                            t-att-value="widget.selected_login || ''" autofocus="true"/></td>
                     </tr>
                     <tr>
                         <td><label for="password">Password:</label></td>
                         <td><input type="password" name="password"
-                                t-att-value="selected_password || ''"/></td>
+                                t-att-value="widget.selected_password || ''"/></td>
                     </tr>
                     <tr>
                         <td></td>