diff --git a/files/__main__.py b/files/__main__.py
index d13cbbe8f..9022cc65d 100644
--- a/files/__main__.py
+++ b/files/__main__.py
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ app.config["CACHE_TYPE"] = "RedisCache"
 app.config["CACHE_REDIS_URL"] = environ.get("REDIS_URL").strip()
 app.config["CACHE_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT"] = 86400
 
+#to allow session cookie to work on videos.watchpeopledie.tv
+if SITE == 'watchpeopledie.tv':
+	app.config["SESSION_COOKIE_DOMAIN"] = SITE
+	
 def get_CF():
 	with app.app_context():
 		x = request.headers.get('CF-Connecting-IP')
diff --git a/files/assets/js/submit.js b/files/assets/js/submit.js
index 387bb7e26..f113a4abb 100644
--- a/files/assets/js/submit.js
+++ b/files/assets/js/submit.js
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ function submit(form) {
 
 	const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
 
+	//needed for uploading to videos.watchpeopledie.tv
 	xhr.withCredentials=true;
 
 	formData = new FormData(form);
diff --git a/files/routes/allroutes.py b/files/routes/allroutes.py
index d004c9a05..5fa27a07f 100644
--- a/files/routes/allroutes.py
+++ b/files/routes/allroutes.py
@@ -68,8 +68,15 @@ def after_request(response:Response):
 		if user_id:
 			redis_instance.delete(f'LIMITER/{SITE}-{user_id}/{request.endpoint}:{request.path}/1/1/second')
 
+	cookie_name = app.config["SESSION_COOKIE_NAME"]
+
+	if SITE == 'watchpeopledie.tv' and request.path == '/':
+		value = request.cookies.get(cookie_name)
+		if value:
+			response.set_cookie(cookie_name, 'test', max_age=0)
+			response.set_cookie(cookie_name, value, max_age=1723908553, domain=f".{SITE}")
+
 	if SITE == 'rdrama.net':
-		cookie_name = app.config["SESSION_COOKIE_NAME"]
 		if len(request.cookies.getlist(cookie_name)) > 1:
 			response.set_cookie(cookie_name, 'test', max_age=0, domain=f".{SITE}")
 			response.set_cookie(cookie_name, 'test', max_age=0)
diff --git a/files/templates/submit.html b/files/templates/submit.html
index 0a037e1ca..b5e9f2c61 100644
--- a/files/templates/submit.html
+++ b/files/templates/submit.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 {% block content %}
 		{% block form %}
 		<div class="submit-grid-view">
-			<form id="submitform" action="{% if False and SITE == 'watchpeopledie.tv' and not SITE_SETTINGS['under_attack'] %}https://videos.watchpeopledie.tv{% elif sub %}/h/{{sub}}{% endif %}/submit" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" style="grid-column: 2" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-onsubmit="submit(this)">
+			<form id="submitform" action="{% if SITE == 'watchpeopledie.tv' and not SITE_SETTINGS['under_attack'] %}https://videos.watchpeopledie.tv{% elif sub %}/h/{{sub}}{% endif %}/submit" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" style="grid-column: 2" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-onsubmit="submit(this)">
 				<div class="container pb-0">
 						<div class="row justify-content-center">
 								<div class="col px-3 py-0">