diff --git a/inc/init.php b/inc/init.php
index 9d61351058aeeb916d601bf8c84fe919aac31b94..cd9da2843e0ae24158a0faef745bf155fbde4579 100644
--- a/inc/init.php
+++ b/inc/init.php
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
   // init session
   if (!headers_sent() && !defined('NOSESSION')){
     session_name("DokuWiki");
+    session_set_cookie_params(0, DOKU_BASE);
     session_start();
   }