diff --git a/api/login.php b/api/login.php
index f77cd7f..9165037 100644
--- a/api/login.php
+++ b/api/login.php
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?php
-// Start session at the very beginning
-session_start();
+require_once __DIR__ . '/../session_config.php';
 
 // Set headers
 header('Content-Type: application/json');
@@ -20,6 +19,8 @@ if (!$input || !isset($input['email']) || !isset($input['password'])) {
 $email = trim($input['email']);
 $password = $input['password'];
 
+$pdo = db();
+
 try {
     // Query user from database
     $stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = ? LIMIT 1");
diff --git a/session_config.php b/session_config.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9843117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/session_config.php
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?php
+session_start();
+?>
\ No newline at end of file