diff --git a/vendor/zynapse/action_base.php b/vendor/zynapse/action_base.php
index bb096f6..ce806cd 100644
--- a/vendor/zynapse/action_base.php
+++ b/vendor/zynapse/action_base.php
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class ActionBase {
 		$view,   // ActionView
 		$log,    // ActiveLog
 		$locale, // ActiveLocale
+		$session, // ActiveSession
 		
 		# Paths
 		$apps_path,
@@ -48,7 +49,10 @@ class ActionBase {
 		$public_path,
 		$tmp_path,
 		$cache_path,
-		$script_path;
+		$script_path,
+		
+		# Misc.
+		$started = false;
 	
 	
 	function __construct () {
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@ class ActionBase {
 	
 	function init () {
 		$this->set_paths();
+		$this->started = true;
 	}
 	
 	function set_paths () {
diff --git a/vendor/zynapse/action_environment.php b/vendor/zynapse/action_environment.php
index 91fcb82..bb9c6e9 100644
--- a/vendor/zynapse/action_environment.php
+++ b/vendor/zynapse/action_environment.php
@@ -41,11 +41,14 @@ class ActionEnvironment {
 		$root,
 		
 		# Components
-		$session,
+		$session, // ActiveSession
+		
+		# System
+		$is_windows,
+		$path_separator,
 		
 		# Misc.
-		$is_windows,
-		$path_separator;
+		$started = false;
 	
 	
 	function __construct () {
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ class ActionEnvironment {
 	function init () {
 		$this->set_include_paths();
 		$this->load_environment_file();
+		$this->started = true;
 	}
 	
 	function __wakeup () {
diff --git a/vendor/zynapse/action_view.php b/vendor/zynapse/action_view.php
index 82cd273..4187518 100644
--- a/vendor/zynapse/action_view.php
+++ b/vendor/zynapse/action_view.php
@@ -33,12 +33,26 @@
 
 class ActionView {
 	
+	public
+	
+		# Components
+		$env,     // ActionEnvironment
+		$base,    // ActionBase
+		$log,     // ActiveLog
+		$locale,  // ActiveLocale
+		$session, // ActiveSession
+	
+		# Misc.
+		$started = false;
+	
+	
 	function __construct () {
 		
 	}
 	
 	function init () {
 		
+		$this->started = true;
 	}
 	
 }
diff --git a/vendor/zynapse/active_session.php b/vendor/zynapse/active_session.php
index e43fc71..500d72d 100644
--- a/vendor/zynapse/active_session.php
+++ b/vendor/zynapse/active_session.php
@@ -87,14 +87,11 @@ class ActiveSession {
 		
 	}
 	
-	function start () {
-		session_start();
-	}
-	
 	function init () {
-		$this->ini_setup(); // TODO get rid of the session settings, they don't seem to work
+		$this->ini_setup();
 		$this->validate();
       $this->id = session_id();
+		session_start();
 		$this->started = true;
 	}
 	
diff --git a/vendor/zynapse/zynapse.php b/vendor/zynapse/zynapse.php
index eaca7c7..31d8b0d 100644
--- a/vendor/zynapse/zynapse.php
+++ b/vendor/zynapse/zynapse.php
@@ -50,24 +50,38 @@ class Zynapse {
 		require_once(ZNAP_LIB_ROOT."/action_view.php");
 		require_once(ZNAP_LIB_ROOT."/active_session.php");
 		
-		// Enable PHP sessions
-		ActiveSession::start();
-		
-		// Init the session control system (ActiveSession)
+		# Create component objects
 		self::$session = new ActiveSession();
-		self::$session->init();
-		
-		// Init the environment system (ActionEnvironment)
 		self::$env = new ActionEnvironment();
+		self::$base = new ActionBase();
+		self::$view = new ActionView();
+		
+		# Assign internal component references
 		self::$env->session =& self::$session;
+		
+		self::$base->env =& self::$env;
+		self::$base->view =& self::$view;
+		// self::$base->log =& self::$log; //TODO Create ActionLog class
+		self::$base->locale =& self::$locale;
+		self::$base->session =& self::$session;
+		
+		self::$view->env =& self::$env;
+		self::$view->base =& self::$base;
+		// self::$view->log =& self::$log; //TODO Create ActionLog class
+		self::$view->locale =& self::$locale;
+		self::$view->session =& self::$session;
+		
+		
+		# Init the environment system (ActionEnvironment)
 		self::$env->init();
 		
-		// Init the core controller system (ActionBase)
-		self::$base = new ActionBase();
+		# Init the session control system (ActiveSession)
+		self::$session->init();
+		
+		# Init the core controller system (ActionBase)
 		self::$base->init();
 		
-		// Init the output and page rendering system (ActionView)
-		self::$view = new ActionView();
+		# Init the output and page rendering system (ActionView)
 		self::$view->init();
 		
 		echo "hello world<br />\n";