diff --git a/fasthtml/core.py b/fasthtml/core.py
index 09c2acb4..53414dc6 100644
--- a/fasthtml/core.py
+++ b/fasthtml/core.py
@@ -274,10 +274,8 @@ async def _find_p(conn, data, hdrs, arg:str, p:Parameter):
         if issubclass(anno, Starlette): return conn.scope['app']
         if issubclass(anno, HTTPConnection): return conn
         if issubclass(anno, State): return conn.scope['app'].state
-        if anno is dict: return data
-        if _is_body(anno):
-            if 'session'.startswith(arg.lower()): return conn.scope.get('session', {})
-            return await _from_body(conn, p, data)
+        if anno is dict: return conn.scope.get('session', {}) if 'session'.startswith(arg.lower()) else data
+        if _is_body(anno): return await _from_body(conn, p, data)
     if (msg := _check_anno(arg, anno)): return warn(msg)
     # Special param names with no annotations
     if anno is empty:
diff --git a/nbs/api/00_core.ipynb b/nbs/api/00_core.ipynb
index a5ace4a8..8aa79aae 100644
--- a/nbs/api/00_core.ipynb
+++ b/nbs/api/00_core.ipynb
@@ -912,10 +912,8 @@
     "        if issubclass(anno, Starlette): return conn.scope['app']\n",
     "        if issubclass(anno, HTTPConnection): return conn\n",
     "        if issubclass(anno, State): return conn.scope['app'].state\n",
-    "        if anno is dict: return data\n",
-    "        if _is_body(anno):\n",
-    "            if 'session'.startswith(arg.lower()): return conn.scope.get('session', {})\n",
-    "            return await _from_body(conn, p, data)\n",
+    "        if anno is dict: return conn.scope.get('session', {}) if 'session'.startswith(arg.lower()) else data\n",
+    "        if _is_body(anno): return await _from_body(conn, p, data)\n",
     "    if (msg := _check_anno(arg, anno)): return warn(msg)\n",
     "    # Special param names with no annotations\n",
     "    if anno is empty:\n",
@@ -3514,6 +3512,29 @@
     "test_r(cli, '/bodietd/', '{\"a\":1,\"b\":\"foo\"}', 'post', data=d)"
    ]
   },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "4b57a83f",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "@app.get(\"/set_sess_dict\")\n",
+    "def _(session:dict):\n",
+    "    session['foo'] = 'bar'\n",
+    "    return 'ok'\n",
+    "\n",
+    "@app.get(\"/sess_dict\")\n",
+    "def _(session:dict): return session.get('foo')\n",
+    "\n",
+    "@app.post(\"/s_bodie\")\n",
+    "def _(s:Bodie): return asdict(s)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "cli.get('/set_sess_dict')\n",
+    "test_r(cli, '/sess_dict?foo=evil', 'bar')\n",
+    "test_r(cli, '/s_bodie', '{\"a\":1,\"b\":\"foo\"}', 'post', data=d)"
+   ]
+  },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
    "execution_count": null,