diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/.htaccess b/airtime_mvc/public/.htaccess
index 48c40b1dd..4e327ae88 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/.htaccess
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/.htaccess
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ php_value upload_max_filesize 500M
 php_value request_order "GPC"
 php_value session.gc_probability 0
 php_value phar.readonly Off
+php_value session.auto_start 0
 
 RewriteEngine On
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -s [OR]