diff --git a/routes/electron.js b/routes/electron.js
index 8082c9b6d..816ed1bab 100644
--- a/routes/electron.js
+++ b/routes/electron.js
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ function init(app) {
         req.method = arg.method;
         req.body = arg.data;
         req.headers = arg.headers;
+        req.session = {
+            loggedIn: true
+        };
 
         const res = {
             statusCode: 200
diff --git a/services/auth.js b/services/auth.js
index f97f39922..9ccb5da35 100644
--- a/services/auth.js
+++ b/services/auth.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ async function checkAuthForMigrationPage(req, res, next) {
 }
 
 async function checkApiAuth(req, res, next) {
-    if (!req.session.loggedIn && !utils.isElectron()) {
+    if (!req.session.loggedIn) {
         res.status(401).send("Not authorized");
     }
     else if (await migration.isDbUpToDate()) {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ async function checkApiAuth(req, res, next) {
 }
 
 async function checkApiAuthForMigrationPage(req, res, next) {
-    if (!req.session.loggedIn && !utils.isElectron()) {
+    if (!req.session.loggedIn) {
         res.status(401).send("Not authorized");
     }
     else {