diff --git a/include/authentication.hpp b/include/authentication.hpp
index 93e9c8d..716b4bb 100644
--- a/include/authentication.hpp
+++ b/include/authentication.hpp
@@ -199,22 +199,16 @@
                              << " will be used for this request.";
             return sp;
         }
-        std::string_view cookieValue = reqHeader["Cookie"];
-        if (cookieValue.empty() ||
-            cookieValue.find("SESSION=") == std::string::npos)
-        {
-            // TODO: change this to not switch to cookie auth
-            res.addHeader(
-                "Set-Cookie",
-                "XSRF-TOKEN=" + sp->csrfToken +
-                    "; SameSite=Strict; Secure\r\nSet-Cookie: SESSION=" +
-                    sp->sessionToken +
-                    "; SameSite=Strict; Secure; HttpOnly\r\nSet-Cookie: "
-                    "IsAuthenticated=true; Secure");
-            BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG << " TLS session: " << sp->uniqueId
-                             << " with cookie will be used for this request.";
-            return sp;
-        }
+        // TODO: change this to not switch to cookie auth
+        res.addHeader("Set-Cookie",
+                      "XSRF-TOKEN=" + sp->csrfToken +
+                          "; SameSite=Strict; Secure\r\nSet-Cookie: SESSION=" +
+                          sp->sessionToken +
+                          "; SameSite=Strict; Secure; HttpOnly\r\nSet-Cookie: "
+                          "IsAuthenticated=true; Secure");
+        BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG << " TLS session: " << sp->uniqueId
+                         << " with cookie will be used for this request.";
+        return sp;
     }
     return nullptr;
 }