diff --git a/ngx_http_sticky_module.c b/ngx_http_sticky_module.c
index 3b94741..d50e9c2 100644
--- a/ngx_http_sticky_module.c
+++ b/ngx_http_sticky_module.c
@@ -240,7 +240,11 @@ static ngx_int_t ngx_http_init_sticky_peer(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_http_upstr
 	ngx_http_set_ctx(r, iphp, ngx_http_sticky_module);
 
 	/* check weather a cookie is present or not and save it */
+#if defined(nginx_version) && nginx_version >= 1023000
+    if (ngx_http_parse_multi_header_lines(r, r->headers_in.cookie, &iphp->sticky_conf->cookie_name, &route) != NULL) {
+#else
 	if (ngx_http_parse_multi_header_lines(&r->headers_in.cookies, &iphp->sticky_conf->cookie_name, &route) != NGX_DECLINED) {
+#endif
 		/* a route cookie has been found. Let's give it a try */
 		ngx_log_debug(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_HTTP, r->connection->log, 0, "[sticky/init_sticky_peer] got cookie route=%V, let's try to find a matching peer", &route);
 
@@ -390,8 +394,8 @@ static ngx_int_t ngx_http_get_sticky_peer(ngx_peer_connection_t *pc, void *data)
 		iphp->rrp.current = peer;
 #else
 		iphp->rrp.current = iphp->selected_peer;
-#endif		
-		
+#endif
+
 		pc->cached = 0;
 		pc->connection = NULL;
 		pc->sockaddr = peer->sockaddr;
@@ -830,7 +834,7 @@ static char *ngx_http_sticky_set(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_command_t *cmd, void *conf)
 
 	upstream_conf = ngx_http_conf_get_module_srv_conf(cf, ngx_http_upstream_module);
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * ensure another upstream module has not been already loaded
 	 * peer.init_upstream is set to null and the upstream module use RR if not set
 	 * But this check only works when the other module is declared before sticky