diff --git a/app/api.py b/app/api.py
index 2d575a3f..596a454c 100644
--- a/app/api.py
+++ b/app/api.py
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ def authentication(
             # Don't add httponly=True or secure=True as it's still in
             # development phase, but it should be added once the front-end
             # is ready
-            response.set_cookie(key="session", value=token)
+            response.set_cookie(key="opsession", value=token)
         return {"access_token": token, "token_type": "bearer"}
     elif r.status_code == 403:
         time.sleep(2)  # prevents brute-force
diff --git a/app/auth.py b/app/auth.py
index bb11fe58..dcaed815 100644
--- a/app/auth.py
+++ b/app/auth.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def __init__(
 
     async def __call__(self, request: Request) -> Optional[str]:
         authorization = request.headers.get("Authorization")
-        session_cookie = request.cookies.get("session")
+        session_cookie = request.cookies.get("opsession")
         scheme, param = get_authorization_scheme_param(authorization)
 
         # If a session cookie is present, use that instead of the