diff --git a/packages/lib/JoplinServerApi.ts b/packages/lib/JoplinServerApi.ts
index a819acee37..9f0cfe1fc0 100644
--- a/packages/lib/JoplinServerApi.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/JoplinServerApi.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ export default class JoplinServerApi {
 		const optionSession = this.options_.session();
 
 		if (optionSession) {
+			this.session_ = optionSession;
 			return optionSession;
 		}