diff --git a/collects/net/cookie.rkt b/collects/net/cookie.rkt
index c2a8d9a1bc..df96af04cc 100644
--- a/collects/net/cookie.rkt
+++ b/collects/net/cookie.rkt
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
                  (format-if "Max-Age=~a" (cookie-max-age cookie))
                  (format-if "Path=~a" (cookie-path cookie))
                  (and (cookie-secure cookie) "Secure")
-                 (format "Version=~a" (or (cookie-version cookie) 1))
+                 (format-if "Version=~a" (cookie-version cookie))
                  (format-if "expires=~a" (cookie-expires cookie))))
    "; "))
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
   cookie)
 
 (define (cookie:add-path cookie pre-path)
-  (let ([path (to-rfc2109:value pre-path)])
+  (let ([path pre-path])
     (unless (cookie? cookie)
       (error* "cookie expected, received: ~a" cookie))
     (set-cookie-path! cookie path)
diff --git a/collects/tests/net/cookie.rkt b/collects/tests/net/cookie.rkt
index 2d127b62b0..65a8c564cd 100644
--- a/collects/tests/net/cookie.rkt
+++ b/collects/tests/net/cookie.rkt
@@ -24,49 +24,49 @@
   (define (tests)
     
     ;; test the most basic functionality
-    (cookie-test (λ (x) x) "a=b; Version=1")
+    (cookie-test (λ (x) x) "a=b")
     
     ;; test each modifier individually
     (cookie-test (RC cookie:add-comment "set+a+to+b")
-                 "a=b; Comment=set+a+to+b; Version=1")
+                 "a=b; Comment=set+a+to+b")
     (cookie-test (RC cookie:add-comment "a comment with spaces")
-                 "a=b; Comment=\"a comment with spaces\"; Version=1")
+                 "a=b; Comment=\"a comment with spaces\"")
     (cookie-test (RC cookie:add-comment "the \"risks\" involved in waking")
-                 "a=b; Comment=\"the \\\"risks\\\" involved in waking\"; Version=1")
+                 "a=b; Comment=\"the \\\"risks\\\" involved in waking\"")
     (cookie-test (RC cookie:add-comment "\"already formatted\"")
-                 "a=b; Comment=\"already formatted\"; Version=1")
+                 "a=b; Comment=\"already formatted\"")
     (cookie-test (RC cookie:add-comment "\"problematic \" internal quote\"")
-                 "a=b; Comment=\"\\\"problematic \\\" internal quote\\\"\"; Version=1")
+                 "a=b; Comment=\"\\\"problematic \\\" internal quote\\\"\"")
     (cookie-test (RC cookie:add-comment "contains;semicolon")
-                 "a=b; Comment=\"contains;semicolon\"; Version=1")
+                 "a=b; Comment=\"contains;semicolon\"")
     (cookie-test (RC cookie:add-domain ".example.net")
-                 "a=b; Domain=.example.net; Version=1")
+                 "a=b; Domain=.example.net")
     (cookie-test (RC cookie:add-max-age 100)
-                 "a=b; Max-Age=100; Version=1")
+                 "a=b; Max-Age=100")
     (cookie-test (RC cookie:add-path "/whatever/wherever/")
-                 "a=b; Path=\"/whatever/wherever/\"; Version=1")
+                 "a=b; Path=/whatever/wherever/")
     (cookie-test (RC cookie:add-path "a+path")
-                 "a=b; Path=a+path; Version=1")
+                 "a=b; Path=a+path")
     (cookie-test (RC cookie:add-path "\"/already/quoted/\"")
-                 "a=b; Path=\"/already/quoted/\"; Version=1")
+                 "a=b; Path=\"/already/quoted/\"")
     (cookie-test (RC cookie:secure #t)
-                 "a=b; Secure; Version=1")
+                 "a=b; Secure")
     (cookie-test (RC cookie:secure #f)
-                 "a=b; Version=1")
+                 "a=b")
     (cookie-test (RC cookie:version 12)
                  "a=b; Version=12")
     
     ;; test combinations
     (cookie-test (o (RC cookie:add-comment "set+a+to+b")
                     (RC cookie:add-domain ".example.net"))
-                 "a=b; Comment=set+a+to+b; Domain=.example.net; Version=1")
+                 "a=b; Comment=set+a+to+b; Domain=.example.net")
     (cookie-test (o (RC cookie:add-max-age 300)
                     (RC cookie:secure #t))
-                 "a=b; Max-Age=300; Secure; Version=1")
+                 "a=b; Max-Age=300; Secure")
     (cookie-test (o (RC cookie:add-path "/whatever/wherever/")
                     (RC cookie:version 10)
                     (RC cookie:add-max-age 20))
-                 "a=b; Max-Age=20; Path=\"/whatever/wherever/\"; Version=10")
+                 "a=b; Max-Age=20; Path=/whatever/wherever/; Version=10")
     
     ;; test error cases
     (let ()
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
      (cookie-value? "(!")
      (cookie-value? "(!)")
      (cookie-value? "!)"))
+
+    
     
     )