diff --git a/system/Session/Handlers/RedisHandler.php b/system/Session/Handlers/RedisHandler.php
index 8ed7b8c052b8..ce6e7bde5180 100644
--- a/system/Session/Handlers/RedisHandler.php
+++ b/system/Session/Handlers/RedisHandler.php
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public function read($id)
     {
         if (isset($this->redis) && $this->lockSession($id)) {
             if (! isset($this->sessionID)) {
-                $this->sessionID = ${$id};
+                $this->sessionID = $id;
             }
 
             $data = $this->redis->get($this->keyPrefix . $id);