diff --git a/api/index.php b/api/index.php
index c3199857..f3c22be0 100644
--- a/api/index.php
+++ b/api/index.php
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@
 
 	chdir("..");
 
+	define('TTRSS_SESSION_NAME', 'ttrss_api_sid');
+
 	require_once "db.php";
 	require_once "db-prefs.php";
 	require_once "functions.php";
+	require_once "sessions.php";
 
 	define('AUTH_DISABLE_OTP', true);
 
diff --git a/include/sessions.php b/include/sessions.php
index 5aeda62f..e692d116 100644
--- a/include/sessions.php
+++ b/include/sessions.php
@@ -104,5 +104,7 @@
 
 	session_set_cookie_params(SESSION_COOKIE_LIFETIME);
 
-	session_start();
+	if (!defined('TTRSS_SESSION_NAME') || TTRSS_SESSION_NAME != 'ttrss_api_sid') {
+		session_start();
+	}
 ?>