diff --git a/header.php b/header.php
index a0fbf43..f70c960 100644
--- a/header.php
+++ b/header.php
@@ -1,27 +1,25 @@
 <?php
 
-session_name('JackpotGeneric');
-session_start();
-
 require 'authfunctions.php';
 
-if ( !isset($_SESSION['validated']) ) {
-   $_SESSION['validated'] = false;
-}
-
-if ( !isset($_SESSION['sentfile']) ) {
-   $_SESSION['sentfile'] = "";
-}
-
-if ( !isset($_SESSION['hash']) ) {
-   $_SESSION['hash'] = "";
-}
-if ( isset($_REQUEST['hash']) ) {
-   $_SESSION['hash'] = $_REQUEST['hash'];
-}
-
-if ( !isset($_SESSION['bookdir']) ) {
-   $_SESSION['bookdir'] = "/";
+if ( php_sapi_name() != "cli" ) {
+   session_name('JackpotGeneric');
+   session_start();
+   if ( !isset($_SESSION['validated']) ) {
+      $_SESSION['validated'] = false;
+   }
+   if ( !isset($_SESSION['sentfile']) ) {
+      $_SESSION['sentfile'] = "";
+   }
+   if ( !isset($_SESSION['hash']) ) {
+      $_SESSION['hash'] = "";
+   }
+   if ( isset($_REQUEST['hash']) ) {
+      $_SESSION['hash'] = $_REQUEST['hash'];
+   }
+   if ( !isset($_SESSION['bookdir']) ) {
+      $_SESSION['bookdir'] = "/";
+   }
 }
 
 // vim: sw=3 ts=3 et mouse-=a:
diff --git a/scripts/parsebooks.php b/scripts/parsebooks.php
index 54be1d4..f95de0d 100644
--- a/scripts/parsebooks.php
+++ b/scripts/parsebooks.php
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 <?php
 
 require dirname(__FILE__) . "/../variables.php";
+require dirname(__FILE__) . "/../header.php";
 
 $dbbooks = array();
 $parsedbooks = array();
 
 $cli = ( php_sapi_name() != "cli" ) ? false : true;
 
+if ( !$cli ) {
+   $validated = require_login(NOREDIRECT);
+   if ( !$validated || !$_SESSION['admin'] ) exit();
+}
+
 $count_total = 0;
 $count_new = 0;
 $count_purged = 0;