diff --git a/required.php b/required.php
index f64cddd..a69a007 100644
--- a/required.php
+++ b/required.php
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ $session_length = 60 * 60; // 1 hour
 session_set_cookie_params($session_length, "/", null, false, true);
 
 session_start(); // stick some cookies in it
+//// renew session cookie
+setcookie(session_name(), session_id(), time() + $session_length);
 //
 // Composer
 require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';
@@ -133,7 +135,6 @@ function isValidEmail($email) {
     return filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL);
 }
 
-
 /**
  * Hashes the given plaintext password
  * @param String $password