diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 4a0ad061b7..6638981534 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ app.use(expressValidator());
 app.use(methodOverride());
 app.use(cookieParser());
 app.use(session({
+  resave: true,
+  saveUninitialized: true,
   secret: secrets.sessionSecret,
   store: new MongoStore({
     url: secrets.db,