diff --git a/openstack_auth/backend.py b/openstack_auth/backend.py
index 29b3b55a5f..a238ccced5 100644
--- a/openstack_auth/backend.py
+++ b/openstack_auth/backend.py
@@ -111,22 +111,27 @@ class KeystoneBackend(object):
 
         plugin, unscoped_auth = self._get_auth_backend(auth_url, **kwargs)
 
+        client_ip = utils.get_client_ip(request)
+        session = utils.get_session(original_ip=client_ip)
+
         # the recent project id a user might have set in a cookie
         recent_project = None
         if request:
             # Grab recent_project found in the cookie, try to scope
             # to the last project used.
             recent_project = request.COOKIES.get('recent_project')
-        unscoped_auth_ref = plugin.get_access_info(unscoped_auth)
+        unscoped_auth_ref = plugin.get_access_info(unscoped_auth,
+                                                   session=session)
 
         # Check expiry for our unscoped auth ref.
         self._check_auth_expiry(unscoped_auth_ref)
 
         domain_name = kwargs.get('user_domain_name', None)
         domain_auth, domain_auth_ref = plugin.get_domain_scoped_auth(
-            unscoped_auth, unscoped_auth_ref, domain_name)
+            unscoped_auth, unscoped_auth_ref, domain_name, session=session)
         scoped_auth, scoped_auth_ref = plugin.get_project_scoped_auth(
-            unscoped_auth, unscoped_auth_ref, recent_project=recent_project)
+            unscoped_auth, unscoped_auth_ref, recent_project=recent_project,
+            session=session)
 
         # Abort if there are no projects for this user and a valid domain
         # token has not been obtained
@@ -207,7 +212,6 @@ class KeystoneBackend(object):
             request.session.set_expiry(session_time)
 
             keystone_client_class = utils.get_keystone_client().Client
-            session = utils.get_session()
             scoped_client = keystone_client_class(session=session,
                                                   auth=scoped_auth)
 
diff --git a/openstack_auth/plugin/base.py b/openstack_auth/plugin/base.py
index 28f90377d6..00ffe020ab 100644
--- a/openstack_auth/plugin/base.py
+++ b/openstack_auth/plugin/base.py
@@ -99,17 +99,19 @@ class BasePlugin(object, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
             msg = _('Unable to retrieve authorized domains.')
             raise exceptions.KeystoneRetrieveDomainsException(msg)
 
-    def get_access_info(self, keystone_auth):
+    def get_access_info(self, keystone_auth, session=None):
         """Get the access info from an unscoped auth
 
         This function provides the base functionality that the
         plugins will use to authenticate and get the access info object.
 
         :param keystone_auth: keystoneauth1 identity plugin
+        :param session: keystoneauth1 session to use otherwise gets one
         :raises: exceptions.KeystoneAuthException on auth failure
         :returns: keystoneclient.access.AccessInfo
         """
-        session = utils.get_session()
+        if session is None:
+            session = utils.get_session()
 
         try:
             unscoped_auth_ref = keystone_auth.get_access(session)
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ class BasePlugin(object, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
         return unscoped_auth_ref
 
     def get_project_scoped_auth(self, unscoped_auth, unscoped_auth_ref,
-                                recent_project=None):
+                                recent_project=None, session=None):
         """Get the project scoped keystone auth and access info
 
         This function returns a project scoped keystone token plugin
@@ -149,10 +151,13 @@ class BasePlugin(object, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
         :param unscoped_auth: keystone auth plugin
         :param unscoped_auth_ref: keystoneclient.access.AccessInfo` or None.
         :param recent_project: project that we should try to scope to
+        :param session: keystoneauth1 session to use otherwise gets one
         :return: keystone token auth plugin, AccessInfo object
         """
+        if session is None:
+            session = utils.get_session()
+
         auth_url = unscoped_auth.auth_url
-        session = utils.get_session()
 
         projects = self.list_projects(
             session, unscoped_auth, unscoped_auth_ref)
@@ -187,7 +192,7 @@ class BasePlugin(object, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
         return scoped_auth, scoped_auth_ref
 
     def get_domain_scoped_auth(self, unscoped_auth, unscoped_auth_ref,
-                               domain_name=None):
+                               domain_name=None, session=None):
         """Get the domain scoped keystone auth and access info
 
         This function returns a domain scoped keystone token plugin
@@ -196,9 +201,12 @@ class BasePlugin(object, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
         :param unscoped_auth: keystone auth plugin
         :param unscoped_auth_ref: keystoneclient.access.AccessInfo` or None.
         :param domain_name: domain that we should try to scope to
+        :param session: keystoneauth1 session to use otherwise gets one
         :return: keystone token auth plugin, AccessInfo object
         """
-        session = utils.get_session()
+        if session is None:
+            session = utils.get_session()
+
         auth_url = unscoped_auth.auth_url
 
         if domain_name:
@@ -235,7 +243,7 @@ class BasePlugin(object, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
         return domain_auth, domain_auth_ref
 
     def get_system_scoped_auth(self, unscoped_auth, unscoped_auth_ref,
-                               system_scope):
+                               system_scope, session=None):
         """Get the system scoped keystone auth and access info
 
         This function returns a system scoped keystone token plugin
@@ -244,9 +252,12 @@ class BasePlugin(object, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
         :param unscoped_auth: keystone auth plugin
         :param unscoped_auth_ref: keystoneclient.access.AccessInfo` or None.
         :param system_scope: system that we should try to scope to
+        :param session: keystoneauth1 session to use otherwise gets one
         :return: keystone token auth plugin, AccessInfo object
         """
-        session = utils.get_session()
+        if session is None:
+            session = utils.get_session()
+
         auth_url = unscoped_auth.auth_url
 
         system_auth = None
diff --git a/openstack_auth/views.py b/openstack_auth/views.py
index 5ec08581ce..20e65e43b3 100644
--- a/openstack_auth/views.py
+++ b/openstack_auth/views.py
@@ -267,7 +267,8 @@ def switch(request, tenant_id, redirect_field_name=auth.REDIRECT_FIELD_NAME):
               tenant_id, request.user.username)
 
     endpoint, __ = utils.fix_auth_url_version_prefix(request.user.endpoint)
-    session = utils.get_session()
+    client_ip = utils.get_client_ip(request)
+    session = utils.get_session(original_ip=client_ip)
     # Keystone can be configured to prevent exchanging a scoped token for
     # another token. Always use the unscoped token for requesting a
     # scoped token.
@@ -421,7 +422,8 @@ def switch_system_scope(request, redirect_field_name=auth.REDIRECT_FIELD_NAME):
     LOG.debug('Switching to system scope for user "%s".', request.user.username)
 
     endpoint, __ = utils.fix_auth_url_version_prefix(request.user.endpoint)
-    session = utils.get_session()
+    client_ip = utils.get_client_ip(request)
+    session = utils.get_session(original_ip=client_ip)
     # Keystone can be configured to prevent exchanging a scoped token for
     # another token. Always use the unscoped token for requesting a
     # scoped token.