diff --git a/src/auth0-session/session/stateful-session.ts b/src/auth0-session/session/stateful-session.ts
index 6c5adba92..5cc31522e 100644
--- a/src/auth0-session/session/stateful-session.ts
+++ b/src/auth0-session/session/stateful-session.ts
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ export class StatefulSession<
     if (!sessionId) {
       sessionId = await genId!(req);
       debug('generated new session id %o', sessionId);
+      const cookieValue = await generateCookieValue(sessionName, sessionId, keys[0]);
+      cookieSetter.set(sessionName, cookieValue, cookieOptions);
+      cookieSetter.commit(res);
     }
     debug('set session %o', sessionId);
-    const cookieValue = await generateCookieValue(sessionName, sessionId, keys[0]);
-    cookieSetter.set(sessionName, cookieValue, cookieOptions);
-    cookieSetter.commit(res);
     await this.store.set(sessionId, {
       header: { iat, uat, exp },
       data: session