diff --git a/include/functions_session.inc.php b/include/functions_session.inc.php
index afa52b36f..b36b39743 100644
--- a/include/functions_session.inc.php
+++ b/include/functions_session.inc.php
@@ -10,24 +10,25 @@
  * @package functions\session
  */
 
+// In PHP 8.4+ calling session_set_save_handler with
+// two parameters is deprecated. To correct this,
+// we pass a SessionHandlerInterface instance.
+// https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/issues/2296
+// Depending on the PHP version, we include the appropriate
+// session handler class file.
+if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '8.0.0') < 0)
+{
+  include_once(PHPWG_ROOT_PATH.'/include/pwgsession_php7.class.php');
+}
+else
+{
+  include_once(PHPWG_ROOT_PATH.'/include/pwgsession.class.php');
+}
+
 if (isset($conf['session_save_handler'])
   and ($conf['session_save_handler'] == 'db')
   and defined('PHPWG_INSTALLED'))
 {
-  // In PHP 8.4+ calling session_set_save_handler with
-  // two parameters is deprecated. To correct this, 
-  // we pass a SessionHandlerInterface instance.
-  // https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/issues/2296
-  // Depending on the PHP version, we include the appropriate
-  // session handler class file. 
-  if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '8.0.0') < 0)
-  {
-    include_once(PHPWG_ROOT_PATH.'/include/pwgsession_php7.class.php');
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    include_once(PHPWG_ROOT_PATH.'/include/pwgsession.class.php');
-  }
   session_set_save_handler(new PwgSession());
 
   if (function_exists('ini_set'))