diff --git a/session/includes/functions.php b/session/includes/functions.php
index 0dd1de6..91df386 100755
--- a/session/includes/functions.php
+++ b/session/includes/functions.php
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?php
+session_start();
 // Use environment variables for the database password and IP address.
 $db_pass = $_ENV['DATABASE_PASSWORD'];
 $ip_addr = $_ENV['IP_ADDRESS'];