diff --git a/pynder/session.py b/pynder/session.py
index a85ade3..2dea5b2 100644
--- a/pynder/session.py
+++ b/pynder/session.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def __init__(self, facebook_token=None, XAuthToken=None, proxies=None):
         # perform authentication
         if XAuthToken is None:
             self._api.auth(facebook_token)
-        self.profile = models.Profile(self._api.profile(), self._api)
+        self.profile = self.get_profile()
 
     def nearby_users(self, limit=10):
         response = self._api.recs(limit)
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ def nearby_users(self, limit=10):
                 ret.append(models.Hopeful(u, self))
         return ret
 
+    def get_profile(self):
+        return models.Profile(self._api.profile(), self._api)
+
     def update_profile(self, profile):
         return self._api.update_profile(profile)