# \[IGN-6238\] Designer session type changes from designer to browser

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-6238-designer-session-type-changes-from-designer-to-browser/60867>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective, ignition81\
**Created:** [June 16, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-6238-designer-session-type-changes-from-designer-to-browser/60867 "2022-06-16T23:16:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![witman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d2c977/32.png) [@witman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/witman)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-6238-designer-session-type-changes-from-designer-to-browser/60867/4 "2023-10-13T16:08:16Z")

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@obober, this is still an issue on 8.1.26 and occurs without any gateway restart.

> [@How to tell if a session is the designer in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-tell-if-a-session-is-the-designer-in-perspective/52125/9):
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> @cmallonee, this also happens without a gateway restart. I just observed it happen on Designer reconnect after being offline for a while due to VPN disconnection. session.device.type showed designer (correct) until the Designer reconnected to gateway, and then switched to browser (incorrect). Gateway hasn't been restarted for a month: [image] Designer was online yesterday. This doesn't seem to happen on all brief connection losses, but does happen enough to be annoying--especially when working…

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