diff --git a/apps/api/config/factories.yml b/apps/api/config/factories.yml
index 9a46337b2..1e872a86e 100644
--- a/apps/api/config/factories.yml
+++ b/apps/api/config/factories.yml
@@ -83,12 +83,10 @@ all:
 #      logging:         %SF_LOGGING_ENABLED%
 #      use_flash:       true
 #      default_culture: %SF_DEFAULT_CULTURE%
-#
-#  storage:
-#    class: sfSessionStorage
-#    param:
-#      session_name: symfony
-#
+
+  storage:
+    class: sfNoStorage
+
 #  view_cache:
 #    class: sfFileCache
 #    param:
diff --git a/lib/config/opProjectConfiguration.class.php b/lib/config/opProjectConfiguration.class.php
index c7f940ead..569237294 100644
--- a/lib/config/opProjectConfiguration.class.php
+++ b/lib/config/opProjectConfiguration.class.php
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ protected function setOpenPNEConfiguration()
       opToolkit::writeCacheFile($opConfigCachePath, '<?php return '.var_export($config, true).';');
     }
 
-    if ('test' !== sfConfig::get('sf_environment'))
+    if ('test' !== sfConfig::get('sf_environment') && 'api' !== sfConfig::get('sf_app'))
     {
       $this->configureSessionStorage($config['session_storage']['name'], (array)$config['session_storage']['options']);
     }