diff --git a/app/controllers/epp_controller.rb b/app/controllers/epp_controller.rb
index 8eb6fbc960..58f450147e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/epp_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/epp_controller.rb
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ def params_hash # TODO: THIS IS DEPRECATED AND WILL BE REMOVED IN FUTURE
 
   # SESSION MANAGEMENT
   def epp_session
+    cookies # Probably does some initialization
     cookie = env['rack.request.cookie_hash'] || {}
     EppSession.find_or_initialize_by(session_id: cookie['session'])
   end