diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index 0e1bbf93..229fae4c 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
 MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
     'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.SessionAuthenticationMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',