diff --git a/public_html/deployment/index.php b/public_html/deployment/index.php
index 71068b29d933601aaaad86fc4993e7c354065d33..958775dc5da8e701737e4c3990d584e8be41a7b2 100644
--- a/public_html/deployment/index.php
+++ b/public_html/deployment/index.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 define("APP_VERSION", '2.0-alpha');
 
+session_start();
+
 require_once("./classes/project_gui.class.php");
 require_once('./classes/queryparam.class.php');
 # require_once('./classes/icon.class.php');