diff --git a/webgoat-container/src/main/resources/application-webgoat.properties b/webgoat-container/src/main/resources/application-webgoat.properties
index 4e68521e3..7b6acee6e 100644
--- a/webgoat-container/src/main/resources/application-webgoat.properties
+++ b/webgoat-container/src/main/resources/application-webgoat.properties
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 server.error.include-stacktrace=always
 server.error.path=/error.html
 server.servlet.context-path=/WebGoat
+server.servlet.session.persistent=false
 server.port=${WEBGOAT_PORT:8080}
 server.address=${WEBGOAT_HOST:127.0.0.1}
 
+
 server.ssl.key-store-type=${WEBGOAT_KEYSTORE_TYPE:PKCS12}
 server.ssl.key-store=${WEBGOAT_KEYSTORE:classpath:goatkeystore.pkcs12}
 server.ssl.key-store-password=${WEBGOAT_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD:password}