diff --git a/lib/webrat/core/methods.rb b/lib/webrat/core/methods.rb
index d205cb3..2326b25 100644
--- a/lib/webrat/core/methods.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/core/methods.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Webrat
       meths.each do |meth|
         self.class_eval <<-RUBY
           def #{meth}(*args, &blk)
-            @session ||= ::Webrat::Session.new
+            @session ||= ::Webrat::MerbSession.new
             @session.#{meth}(*args, &blk)
           end
         RUBY
diff --git a/lib/webrat/merb.rb b/lib/webrat/merb.rb
index 0c62d73..b294ff9 100644
--- a/lib/webrat/merb.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/merb.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ require "merb-core"
 HashWithIndifferentAccess = Mash
 
 module Webrat
-  class Session
+  class MerbSession < Session
     include Merb::Test::MakeRequest
     
     attr_accessor :response
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ module Merb
   module Test
     module RequestHelper
       def request(uri, env = {})
-        @session ||= Webrat::Session.new
+        @session ||= Webrat::MerbSession.new
         @session.response = @session.request(uri, env)
       end
   
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ end
 
 class Merb::Test::RspecStory
   def browser
-    @browser ||= Webrat::Session.new
+    @browser ||= Webrat::MerbSession.new
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/webrat/merb/session_spec.rb b/spec/webrat/merb/session_spec.rb
index 237413d..641caa4 100644
--- a/spec/webrat/merb/session_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/webrat/merb/session_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/helper")
 describe Webrat::Session do
   
   it "should not pass empty params if data is and empty hash" do
-    session = Webrat::Session.new
+    session = Webrat::MerbSession.new
     response = OpenStruct.new
     response.status = 200
     session.should_receive(:request).with('url', {:params=> nil, :method=>"GET", :headers=>nil}).and_return(response)
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe Webrat::Session do
   
   %w{post put delete}.each do |request_method|
     it "should call do request with method #{request_method.upcase} for a #{request_method} call" do
-      session = Webrat::Session.new
+      session = Webrat::MerbSession.new
       response = OpenStruct.new
       response.status = 200
       
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe Webrat::Session do
   context "a session with a response" do
     
     setup do
-      @session = Webrat::Session.new
+      @session = Webrat::MerbSession.new
       @response = OpenStruct.new
       @response.status = 200
       @response.body = 'test response'