diff --git a/src/main/java/org/appng/tomcat/session/Session.java b/src/main/java/org/appng/tomcat/session/Session.java
index dd3e556..95f2d73 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/appng/tomcat/session/Session.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/appng/tomcat/session/Session.java
@@ -126,11 +126,6 @@ public synchronized SessionData serialize(String alternativeSiteName) throws IOE
 	}
 
 	public static Session load(Manager manager, SessionData sessionData) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
-		return load(manager, sessionData, true);
-	}
-
-	public static Session load(Manager manager, SessionData sessionData, boolean addToManager)
-			throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
 		Session session = null;
 		try (ByteArrayInputStream is = new ByteArrayInputStream(sessionData.getData());
 				ObjectInputStream ois = Utils.getObjectInputStream(is, sessionData.getSite(), manager.getContext())) {
@@ -142,9 +137,6 @@ public static Session load(Manager manager, SessionData sessionData, boolean add
 				session.site = sessionData.getSite();
 				session.access();
 				session.setClean();
-				if (addToManager) {
-					manager.add(session);
-				}
 			}
 		}
 		return session;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/appng/tomcat/session/SessionManager.java b/src/main/java/org/appng/tomcat/session/SessionManager.java
index 561caf1..ff2c925 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/appng/tomcat/session/SessionManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/appng/tomcat/session/SessionManager.java
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ public Session findSession(String id) throws IOException {
 			} else {
 				try {
 					session = Session.load(this, sessionData);
+					this.add(session);
 					if (log().isDebugEnabled()) {
 						if (null == session) {
 							log().debug(String.format("Session %s found, but has expired!", id));
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/appng/tomcat/session/hazelcast/HazelcastSessionManager.java b/src/main/java/org/appng/tomcat/session/hazelcast/HazelcastSessionManager.java
index 35a5b48..ccd7e52 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/appng/tomcat/session/hazelcast/HazelcastSessionManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/appng/tomcat/session/hazelcast/HazelcastSessionManager.java
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ public void processExpires() {
 		AtomicInteger count = new AtomicInteger(0);
 		keys.forEach(k -> {
 			try {
+				// no lock needed here!
 				SessionData sessionData = getPersistentSessions().get(k);
 				if (null == sessionData) {
 					if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
@@ -143,8 +144,7 @@ public void processExpires() {
 						removeLocal(sessions.get(k));
 					}
 				} else {
-					// do NOT add the session to the manager, since this would override the locally cached session!
-					Session session = Session.load(this, sessionData, false);
+					Session session = Session.load(this, sessionData);
 					if (null == session) {
 						// session is not valid, so manager.remove(session, true) already has been called
 						// which in turn will remove the session from the local cache and also from the persistent store