diff --git a/lib/Froxlor/Cron/Http/Php/Fpm.php b/lib/Froxlor/Cron/Http/Php/Fpm.php
index c74cace8..cac90aa8 100644
--- a/lib/Froxlor/Cron/Http/Php/Fpm.php
+++ b/lib/Froxlor/Cron/Http/Php/Fpm.php
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class Fpm
 					$openbasedir .= $_phpappendopenbasedir;
 				}
 			}
-			$fpm_config .= 'php_admin_value[session.save_path] = ' . \Froxlor\FileDir::makeCorrectDir(Settings::Get('phpfpm.tmpdir') . '/' . $this->domain['loginname'] . '/') . "\n";
+
 			$fpm_config .= 'php_admin_value[upload_tmp_dir] = ' . \Froxlor\FileDir::makeCorrectDir(Settings::Get('phpfpm.tmpdir') . '/' . $this->domain['loginname'] . '/') . "\n";
 
 			$admin = $this->getAdminData($this->domain['adminid']);
@@ -261,6 +261,11 @@ class Fpm
 				$fpm_config .= 'php_admin_value[sendmail_path] = /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i -f ' . $this->domain['email'] . "\n";
 			}
 
+			// check for session.save_path, whether it has been specified by the user, if not, set a default
+			if (strpos($fpm_config, 'php_value[session.save_path]') === false && strpos($fpm_config, 'php_admin_value[session.save_path]') === false) {
+				$fpm_config .= 'php_admin_value[session.save_path] = ' . $this->getTempDir() . "\n";
+			}
+
 			// append custom phpfpm configuration
 			if (! empty($fpm_custom_config)) {
 				$fpm_config .= "\n; Custom Configuration\n";