diff --git a/dist/api/index.php b/dist/api/index.php
index 7115a5c..5ddbc95 100644
--- a/dist/api/index.php
+++ b/dist/api/index.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use api\projectData;
 use api\timelineData;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface as Response;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface as Request;
+use Selective\SameSiteCookie\SameSiteCookieConfiguration;
 use Slim\Factory\AppFactory;
 use Selective\SameSiteCookie\SameSiteCookieMiddleware;
 
@@ -20,8 +21,10 @@ $app = AppFactory::create();
 // create middleware
 $app->addRoutingMiddleware();
 
+$ssConfig = new SameSiteCookieConfiguration(["same_site" => "strict"]);
+
 // add in same site cookie stuff
-$app->add(new SameSiteCookieMiddleware());
+$app->add(new SameSiteCookieMiddleware($ssConfig));
 
 // for error checking
 $errorMiddleware = $app->addErrorMiddleware(true, true, true);
diff --git a/src/api/index.php b/src/api/index.php
index 7115a5c..5ddbc95 100644
--- a/src/api/index.php
+++ b/src/api/index.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use api\projectData;
 use api\timelineData;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface as Response;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface as Request;
+use Selective\SameSiteCookie\SameSiteCookieConfiguration;
 use Slim\Factory\AppFactory;
 use Selective\SameSiteCookie\SameSiteCookieMiddleware;
 
@@ -20,8 +21,10 @@ $app = AppFactory::create();
 // create middleware
 $app->addRoutingMiddleware();
 
+$ssConfig = new SameSiteCookieConfiguration(["same_site" => "strict"]);
+
 // add in same site cookie stuff
-$app->add(new SameSiteCookieMiddleware());
+$app->add(new SameSiteCookieMiddleware($ssConfig));
 
 // for error checking
 $errorMiddleware = $app->addErrorMiddleware(true, true, true);