diff --git a/lib/rails_admin/engine.rb b/lib/rails_admin/engine.rb
index f06d9b9ff1..14b7915370 100644
--- a/lib/rails_admin/engine.rb
+++ b/lib/rails_admin/engine.rb
@@ -43,9 +43,12 @@ class Engine < Rails::Engine
       Dir[File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '../tasks/*.rake')].each { |f| load f }
     end
 
-    # Check for required middlewares, can be missing in Rails API mode
+    # Check for required middlewares, users may forget to use them in Rails API mode
     config.after_initialize do |app|
-      has_session_store = app.config.middleware.to_a.any? { |m| m.klass.try(:<=, ActionDispatch::Session::AbstractStore) } || ::Rails.version < '5.0'
+      has_session_store = ::Rails.version < '5.0' || app.config.middleware.to_a.any? do |m|
+        m.klass.try(:<=, ActionDispatch::Session::AbstractStore) ||
+          m.klass.name =~ /^ActionDispatch::Session::/
+      end
       loaded = app.config.middleware.to_a.map(&:name)
       required = %w(ActionDispatch::Cookies ActionDispatch::Flash Rack::MethodOverride)
       missing = required - loaded