diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Unbound/Api/ServiceController.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Unbound/Api/ServiceController.php
index 1e80f781b..0eea31f4c 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Unbound/Api/ServiceController.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Unbound/Api/ServiceController.php
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ class ServiceController extends ApiMutableServiceControllerBase
 
     public function dnsblAction()
     {
-        $this->sessionClose();
         $backend = new Backend();
         $backend->configdRun('template reload ' . escapeshellarg(static::$internalServiceTemplate));
         $response = $backend->configdRun(static::$internalServiceName . ' dnsbl');
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ class ServiceController extends ApiMutableServiceControllerBase
      */
     public function reconfigureGeneralAction()
     {
-        $this->sessionClose();
         $backend = new Backend();
         $backend->configdRun('dns reload');
         $result = $this->reconfigureAction();