diff --git a/src/components/session/session.php b/src/components/session/session.php
index 1fa4001..7bd5d0d 100644
--- a/src/components/session/session.php
+++ b/src/components/session/session.php
@@ -59,11 +59,20 @@ public function getSid() {
 	 * Read Session information for the given index
 	 *
 	 * @param string $name The name of the index to read
+	 * @param boolean $persist If set data will persist, otherwise will be cleared after read
 	 * @return mixed The value stored in $name of the session, or an empty string.
 	 */
-	public function read($name) {
-		if (isset($_SESSION[$name]))
-			return $_SESSION[$name];
+	public function read($name, $persist=true) {
+		if (isset($_SESSION[$name])){
+			$val = $_SESSION[$name];
+
+			if($persist == false){
+				$this->clear($name);
+			}
+
+			return $val;
+		}
+
 		return "";
 	}
 
@@ -276,4 +285,4 @@ private function sessionGarbageCollect($lifetime) {
 		return $this->Record->affectedRows();
 	}
 }
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>