diff --git a/files/__main__.py b/files/__main__.py
index 9c3b7a3fc..0137a5ea8 100644
--- a/files/__main__.py
+++ b/files/__main__.py
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ app.config['MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH'] = 8 * 1024 * 1024
 app.config["SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE"] = True
 app.config["SESSION_COOKIE_SAMESITE"] = "Lax"
 app.config["PERMANENT_SESSION_LIFETIME"] = 60 * 60 * 24 * 365
-app.config["SESSION_REFRESH_EACH_REQUEST"] = True
 app.config["SLOGAN"] = environ.get("SLOGAN", "").strip()
 app.config["DEFAULT_COLOR"] = environ.get("DEFAULT_COLOR", "ff0000").strip()
 app.config["DEFAULT_THEME"] = environ.get("DEFAULT_THEME", "midnight").strip()
diff --git a/files/routes/front.py b/files/routes/front.py
index 002487976..47841003f 100644
--- a/files/routes/front.py
+++ b/files/routes/front.py
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ def notifications(v):
 @auth_desired
 def front_all(v):
 
+	session.permanent = True
+	if not session.get("session_id"): session["session_id"] = secrets.token_hex(49)
+
 	if not v and request.path == "/" and not request.headers.get("Authorization"): return redirect(f"/logged_out{request.full_path}")
 
 	if v and v.is_banned and not v.unban_utc: return render_template('errors/500.html', error=True, v=v), 500