diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 4b46b6302..69117c0be 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 [submodule "session-file-server"]
 	path = session-file-server
 	url = https://github.com/loki-project/session-file-server/
+	branch = session