diff --git a/customtabs/src/android/support/customtabs/CustomTabsClient.java b/customtabs/src/android/support/customtabs/CustomTabsClient.java
index b8a780e..aad08c8 100644
--- a/customtabs/src/android/support/customtabs/CustomTabsClient.java
+++ b/customtabs/src/android/support/customtabs/CustomTabsClient.java
@@ -231,10 +231,19 @@
     private @Nullable CustomTabsSession newSessionInternal(final CustomTabsCallback callback,
                 @Nullable PendingIntent sessionId) {
         ICustomTabsCallback.Stub wrapper = createCallbackWrapper(callback);
-        Bundle extras = new Bundle();
-        if (sessionId != null) extras.putParcelable(CustomTabsIntent.EXTRA_SESSION_ID, sessionId);
+
         try {
-            if (!mService.newSessionWithExtras(wrapper, extras)) return null;
+            boolean success;
+
+            if (sessionId != null) {
+                Bundle extras = new Bundle();
+                extras.putParcelable(CustomTabsIntent.EXTRA_SESSION_ID, sessionId);
+                success = mService.newSessionWithExtras(wrapper, extras);
+            } else {
+                success = mService.newSession(wrapper);
+            }
+
+            if (!success) return null;
         } catch (RemoteException e) {
             return null;
         }