diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/config/services.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/config/services.php
index eadf9dace..559c9f87d 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/config/services.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/config/services.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ $di->set('modelsMetadata', function () {
 /**
  * Start the session the first time some component request the session service
  */
-$di->set('session', function () {
+$di->setShared('session', function () {
     $session = new SessionAdapter();
     $session->start();
 
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/config/services_api.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/config/services_api.php
index 18a236c6a..f82c0f7f3 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/config/services_api.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/config/services_api.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ $di->set('url', function () use ($config) {
 /**
  * Start the session the first time some component request the session service
  */
-$di->set('session', function () {
+$di->setShared('session', function () {
     $session = new SessionAdapter();
     $session->start();