diff --git a/xml-export.php b/xml-export.php
index e3bed6a1b..b25f50e1b 100644
--- a/xml-export.php
+++ b/xml-export.php
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 <?
+	session_start();
+
 	require_once "config.php";
 	require_once "functions.php";
 	require_once "db.php";
diff --git a/xml-import.php b/xml-import.php
index be3948645..69ed53c47 100644
--- a/xml-import.php
+++ b/xml-import.php
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 <?
+	session_start();
+
 	require_once "config.php";
 	require_once "functions.php";
 	require_once "db.php";