diff --git a/routes/_middleware.ts b/routes/_middleware.ts
index 9e9dcfe..f346284 100644
--- a/routes/_middleware.ts
+++ b/routes/_middleware.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { FreshContext } from '$fresh/server.ts'
-import { deleteCookie, getCookies, setCookie } from '@std/http/cookie'
+import { getCookies, setCookie } from '@std/http/cookie'
 import { SessionStore } from '../src/session/mod.ts'
 
 const instanceToken = crypto.randomUUID() // Instance uuid to reset perform cookie reset on server restart
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ export async function handler(request: Request, ctx: FreshContext) {
 	// Clear outdated cookies
 	if (cookies['_INSTANCE'] !== instanceToken) {
 		for (const cookie in cookies) {
-			deleteCookie(request.headers, cookie)
+			setCookie(response.headers, {
+				name: cookie,
+				value: '',
+				expires: 0,
+			})
 		}
 		setCookie(response.headers, {
 			name: '_INSTANCE',
@@ -25,11 +29,12 @@ export async function handler(request: Request, ctx: FreshContext) {
 			httpOnly: true,
 			sameSite: 'Strict',
 			secure: true,
+			expires: 1000 * 2 ** 38, // Never expire
 		})
 	}
 
 	// Start session
-	if (cookies['_SESSION'] === undefined) {
+	if (cookies['_SESSION'] === undefined || cookies['_SESSION'] === '') {
 		const session = SessionStore.createSession()
 
 		// Set session cookie