diff --git a/config/initializers/session_store.rb b/config/initializers/session_store.rb
index 13a36070e..22ce1f2cd 100644
--- a/config/initializers/session_store.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/session_store.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 # Be sure to restart your server when you modify this file.
-
-#Rails.application.config.session_store :cookie_store, key: '_tess_sessions'
-Rails.application.config.session_store :active_record_store, key: '_tess_sessions', secure: Rails.env.production?
-
-
+opts = Rails.env.production? ? { same_site: :strict, secure: true } : {}
+Rails.application.config.session_store :cookie_store, **opts
diff --git a/db/migrate/20240702175333_drop_sessions.rb b/db/migrate/20240702175333_drop_sessions.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2dca9868f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20240702175333_drop_sessions.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+class DropSessions < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.0]
+  def up
+    drop_table :sessions
+  end
+
+  def down
+    create_table :sessions do |t|
+      t.string :session_id, null: false
+      t.text :data
+      t.timestamps
+    end
+
+    add_index :sessions, :session_id, unique: true
+    add_index :sessions, :updated_at
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 30fd7dfaf..195920c2f 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -451,15 +451,6 @@
     t.string "title"
   end
 
-  create_table "sessions", force: :cascade do |t|
-    t.string "session_id", null: false
-    t.text "data"
-    t.datetime "created_at"
-    t.datetime "updated_at"
-    t.index ["session_id"], name: "index_sessions_on_session_id", unique: true
-    t.index ["updated_at"], name: "index_sessions_on_updated_at"
-  end
-
   create_table "sources", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.bigint "content_provider_id"
     t.bigint "user_id"