diff --git a/awx/main/consumers.py b/awx/main/consumers.py
index ff55507939..39020099d1 100644
--- a/awx/main/consumers.py
+++ b/awx/main/consumers.py
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 import json
 import logging
-import urllib
 
 from channels import Group, channel_layers
-from channels.sessions import channel_session
-from channels.handler import AsgiRequest
+from channels.sessions import enforce_ordering, channel_session, channel_and_http_session
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.serializers.json import DjangoJSONEncoder
 
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
-from awx.main.models.organization import AuthToken
+from django.contrib.sessions.models import Session
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('awx.main.consumers')
@@ -22,24 +20,21 @@ def discard_groups(message):
             Group(group).discard(message.reply_channel)
 
 
-@channel_session
+@channel_and_http_session
 def ws_connect(message):
-    connect_text = {'accept':False, 'user':None}
+    if message.http_session.session_key is None:
+        raise ValueError('No valid session key to get auth from')
 
-    message.content['method'] = 'FAKE'
-    request = AsgiRequest(message)
-    token = request.COOKIES.get('token', None)
-    if token is not None:
-        token = urllib.unquote(token).strip('"')
-        try:
-            auth_token = AuthToken.objects.get(key=token)
-            if auth_token.in_valid_tokens:
-                message.channel_session['user_id'] = auth_token.user_id
-                connect_text['accept'] = True
-                connect_text['user'] = auth_token.user_id
-        except AuthToken.DoesNotExist:
-            logger.error("auth_token provided was invalid.")
-    message.reply_channel.send({"text": json.dumps(connect_text)})
+    session = Session.objects.get(session_key=message.http_session.session_key)
+    session_data = session.get_decoded()
+
+    try:
+        user = User.objects.get(pk=session_data['_auth_user_id'])
+    except User.DoesNotExist:
+        raise ValueError('No valid user for the session key')
+
+    message.channel_session['user_id'] = user.pk
+    message.reply_channel.send({"text": json.dumps({'accept': True, 'user': user.pk})})
 
 
 @channel_session
@@ -47,6 +42,7 @@ def ws_disconnect(message):
     discard_groups(message)
 
 
+@enforce_ordering
 @channel_session
 def ws_receive(message):
     from awx.main.access import consumer_access