diff --git a/backend/internal/handlers/auth.go b/backend/internal/handlers/auth.go
index 4af9822..2da17a5 100644
--- a/backend/internal/handlers/auth.go
+++ b/backend/internal/handlers/auth.go
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ func (h *Handler) HandleAuthenticate(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	slog.Info("Incoming session is authenticated")
 	sessionUser, ok := session.Values["user"].(string)
+	session.Save(r, w)
 	slog.Info(sessionUser)
 	if !ok {
 		h.logError(w, "error while fetching user details from session", err, http.StatusInternalServerError)