diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 43ca973..eb6cc2c 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?php
+session_start();
 require_once 'db/config.php';
 require_once 'auth-check.php';
 require_once 'auth-helpers.php';