diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index e8e090d6d..87a67c8dd 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ AddType text/x-component .htc
   php_value	upload_max_filesize	5M
   php_value	post_max_size	6M
   php_value memory_limit	64M
-  php_value session.auto_start 1
+  php_value session.auto_start 0
 </IfModule>
 
 <IfModule mod_php5.c>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ AddType text/x-component .htc
   php_value	upload_max_filesize	5M
   php_value	post_max_size	6M
   php_value memory_limit	64M
-  php_value session.auto_start 1
+  php_value session.auto_start 0
 </IfModule>
 
 <FilesMatch "(\.inc|\~)$">