diff --git a/src/basolato/core/security/session_db/redis_session_db.nim b/src/basolato/core/security/session_db/redis_session_db.nim
index 6187cce3..afd3f944 100644
--- a/src/basolato/core/security/session_db/redis_session_db.nim
+++ b/src/basolato/core/security/session_db/redis_session_db.nim
@@ -87,12 +87,13 @@ proc new*(_:type RedisSessionDb, sessionId=""):Future[RedisSessionDb] {.async.}
       sessionId
 
   let conn = openAsync(REDIS_IP, Port(REDIS_PORT)).await
-  discard conn.expire(id, SESSION_TIME * 60).await
 
   let sessionDb = RedisSessionDb(
     conn: conn,
     id:id,
   )
+  sessionDb.setStr("session_id", id).await
+  discard sessionDb.conn.expire(id, SESSION_TIME * 60).await
   return sessionDb
 
 
diff --git a/tests/auth/test_redis_session_db.nim b/tests/auth/test_redis_session_db.nim
index d3b2ffaa..4b4e68d5 100644
--- a/tests/auth/test_redis_session_db.nim
+++ b/tests/auth/test_redis_session_db.nim
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ suite("redis session db"):
 
   test("new with empty should regenerate id"):
     let session = RedisSessionDb.new("").waitFor().toInterface()
-    token = session.getToken().waitFor()
+    let token = session.getToken().waitFor()
     check token.len == 256
 
   test("new with invalid id should regenerate id"):
     let session = RedisSessionDb.new("invalid").waitFor().toInterface()
-    token = session.getToken().waitFor()
+    let token = session.getToken().waitFor()
     check token.len == 256
 
   test("setStr / getStr"):
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ suite("redis session db"):
     session.setStr("str", "value").waitFor()
     check session.getStr("str").waitFor() == "value"
 
-
   test("setJson / getJson"):
     let session = RedisSessionDb.new(token).waitFor().toInterface()
     session.setJson("json", %*{"key": "value"}).waitFor()