diff --git a/cherrymusicserver/__init__.py b/cherrymusicserver/__init__.py
index 4e103d96..165c71b5 100644
--- a/cherrymusicserver/__init__.py
+++ b/cherrymusicserver/__init__.py
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ def start_server(self, httphandler):
             if not os.path.exists(sessiondir):
                 os.mkdir(sessiondir)
             cherrypy.config.update({
-                'tools.sessions.storage_type': "file",
+                'tools.sessions.storage_class': cherrypy.lib.sessions.FileSession,
                 'tools.sessions.storage_path': sessiondir,
             })
         basedirpath = config['media.basedir']