diff --git a/examples/set_sessions.py b/examples/set_sessions.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d04138f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/set_sessions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from sanic import Sanic
+from sanic.response import json
+
+app = Sanic()
+
+
+@app.route("/")
+async def test(request):
+    if request.session.get('key') is None:
+        request.session['key'] = 'value'
+        return json(dict(ok=True))
+    else:
+        return json(dict(key=request.session['key']))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=8000)
diff --git a/sanic/sessions.py b/sanic/sessions.py
index 697286cd..1de951d9 100644
--- a/sanic/sessions.py
+++ b/sanic/sessions.py
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ class SecureCookieSessionInterface(SessionInterface):
         if not self.should_set_cookie(app, session):
             return
         httponly = self.get_cookie_httponly(app)
-        secure = self.get_cookie_secure(app)
+        # secure = self.get_cookie_secure(app)
         expires = self.get_expiration_time(app, session)
         val = self.get_signing_serializer(app).dumps(dict(session))
         session_cookie_name = app.config.SESSION_COOKIE_NAME
@@ -300,4 +300,4 @@ class SecureCookieSessionInterface(SessionInterface):
         if domain:
             response.cookies[session_cookie_name]["domain"] = domain
         response.cookies[session_cookie_name]["path"] = path
-        response.cookies[session_cookie_name]["secure"] = secure
+        # response.cookies[session_cookie_name]["secure"] = secure