diff --git a/downloadZip.php b/downloadZip.php
index bfa56f2..bbf9a0d 100644
--- a/downloadZip.php
+++ b/downloadZip.php
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 require_once 'config.php';
 require_once 'lib/pclzip.lib.php';
-session_start();
 
 // Check if the user is authenticated.
 if (!isset($_SESSION['authenticated']) || $_SESSION['authenticated'] !== true) {