diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 3832a12..4a18289 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-oauth2/oauth2/v4/manage"
 	"github.com/go-oauth2/oauth2/v4/server"
 	"github.com/go-oauth2/oauth2/v4/store"
+	"github.com/go-session/session"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter"
 	"log"
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ type mailLinkKey struct {
 }
 
 func NewHttpServer(conf Conf, db *database.DB, signingKey mjwt.Signer) *http.Server {
+	session.InitManager(session.SetCookieName("tulip_session"))
+
 	r := httprouter.New()
 
 	// remove last slash from baseUrl