diff --git a/workflow/public_html/sysGeneric.php b/workflow/public_html/sysGeneric.php
index a2f76df1b..12281c261 100644
--- a/workflow/public_html/sysGeneric.php
+++ b/workflow/public_html/sysGeneric.php
@@ -303,8 +303,10 @@ if ((preg_match("/msie/i", $_SERVER ['HTTP_USER_AGENT']) != 1 ||
 }
 session_start();
 
-ini_set( 'session.cookie_httponly', 1 );
-ini_set( 'session.cookie_secure', 1 );
+if (!(array_key_exists('REMOTE_USER', $_SERVER) && (string)($_SERVER['REMOTE_USER']) != '')) {
+    ini_set('session.cookie_httponly', 1);
+    ini_set('session.cookie_secure', 1);
+}
 
 //$e_all = defined( 'E_DEPRECATED' ) ? E_ALL & ~ E_DEPRECATED : E_ALL;
 //$e_all = defined( 'E_STRICT' ) ? $e_all & ~ E_STRICT : $e_all;