diff --git a/internal/outpost/proxyv2/application/session.go b/internal/outpost/proxyv2/application/session.go
index 73755cf54..5ffa77b04 100644
--- a/internal/outpost/proxyv2/application/session.go
+++ b/internal/outpost/proxyv2/application/session.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (a *Application) getStore(p api.ProxyOutpostConfig, externalHost *url.URL)
 	cs.Options.Domain = *p.CookieDomain
 	cs.Options.SameSite = http.SameSiteLaxMode
 	cs.Options.MaxAge = maxAge
-	cs.Options.Path = externalHost.Path
+	cs.Options.Path = "/"
 	a.log.WithField("dir", dir).Trace("using filesystem session backend")
 	return cs
 }