3 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/plugins/Overlay/javascripts/Overlay_Helper.js b/plugins/Overlay/javascripts/Overlay_Helper.js
index c7fe53e986..6f2208d494 100644
--- a/plugins/Overlay/javascripts/Overlay_Helper.js
+++ b/plugins/Overlay/javascripts/Overlay_Helper.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ var Overlay_Helper = {
 
         var token_auth = piwik.broadcast.getValueFromUrl("token_auth");
         if (token_auth.length && piwik.shouldPropagateTokenAuth) {
-            url += '&token_auth='  + encodeURIComponent(token_auth);
+            url += '&force_api_session=1&token_auth='  + encodeURIComponent(token_auth);
         }
 
         if (link) {
diff --git a/plugins/Overlay/templates/index.twig b/plugins/Overlay/templates/index.twig
index c98d310787..42294e2ae4 100644
--- a/plugins/Overlay/templates/index.twig
+++ b/plugins/Overlay/templates/index.twig
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
             var iframeSrc = 'index.php?module=Overlay&action=startOverlaySession&idSite={{ idSite }}&period={{ period }}&date={{ rawDate }}&segment={{ segment }}';
             if (piwik.shouldPropagateTokenAuth) {
-                iframeSrc += '&token_auth=' + piwik.token_auth;
+                iframeSrc += '&force_api_session=1&token_auth=' + piwik.token_auth;
             }
 
             Piwik_Overlay.init(iframeSrc, '{{ idSite }}', '{{ period }}', '{{ rawDate }}', '{{ segment }}');
diff --git a/plugins/Overlay/templates/index_noframe.twig b/plugins/Overlay/templates/index_noframe.twig
index 78c18bf281..c3f32be6b6 100644
--- a/plugins/Overlay/templates/index_noframe.twig
+++ b/plugins/Overlay/templates/index_noframe.twig
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <script type="text/javascript">
         var newLocation = 'index.php?module=Overlay&action=startOverlaySession&idSite={{ idSite }}&period={{ period }}&date={{ date }}&segment={{ segment }}';
         if (piwik.shouldPropagateTokenAuth) {
-            newLocation += '&token_auth=' + piwik.token_auth;
+            newLocation += '&force_api_session=1&token_auth=' + piwik.token_auth;
         }
 
         var locationParts = window.location.href.split('#');