diff --git a/development.ini b/development.ini
--- a/development.ini
+++ b/development.ini
@@ -137,10 +137,10 @@ beaker.cache.sql_cache_long.key_length =
 #beaker.session.sa.url = postgresql://postgres:qwe@localhost/rhodecode
 #beaker.session.table_name = db_session 
 
-beaker.session.type = file
-
+beaker.session.type = cookie
 beaker.session.key = rhodecode
-beaker.session.secret = g654dcno0-9873jhgfreyu
+beaker.session.encrypt_key = g654dcno0-9873jhgfreyu
+beaker.session.validate_key = 9712sds2212c--zxc123
 beaker.session.timeout = 36000
 
 ##auto save the session to not to use .save()