diff --git a/evennia/server/portal/webclient_ajax.py b/evennia/server/portal/webclient_ajax.py
index dceab1c5ab..961db51304 100644
--- a/evennia/server/portal/webclient_ajax.py
+++ b/evennia/server/portal/webclient_ajax.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class WebClient(resource.Resource):
 
             sess = WebClientSession()
             sess.client = self
-            sess.init_session("webclient", remote_addr, self.sessionhandler)
+            sess.init_session("ajax/comet", remote_addr, self.sessionhandler)
             sess.suid = suid
             sess.sessionhandler.connect(sess)