diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 24d54d829..7e83197b8 100755
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ else {
  *
  */
 
+session_set_cookie_params(300,'/',$a->get_hostname(),(($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? true : false),true);
 session_start();
 
 /**