diff --git a/functions/functions.php b/functions/functions.php
index 48f541c..68c0216 100644
--- a/functions/functions.php
+++ b/functions/functions.php
@@ -258,11 +258,11 @@ function identical_values(array $arrayA, array $arrayB):bool {
  */
 function getAntiCsrfToken():string {
 
-    if (empty($_SESSION['anti-csrf-token'])) {
-        $_SESSION['anti-csrf-token'] = bin2hex(random_bytes(32));
+    if (empty($_SESSION['csrf-token'])) {
+        $_SESSION['csrf-token'] = bin2hex(random_bytes(32));
     }
 
-    return $_SESSION['anti-csrf-token'];
+    return $_SESSION['csrf-token'];
 
 }
 
@@ -275,14 +275,15 @@ function getAntiCsrfToken():string {
 function validateAntiCsrfToken():bool {
 
     $validity = false;
-    if (!empty($_POST['anti-csrf-token'])
-        && !empty($_SESSION['anti-csrf-token'])
-        && hash_equals($_SESSION['anti-csrf-token'], $_POST['anti-csrf-token']) === true
+    if (!empty($_POST['csrf-token'])
+        && !empty($_SESSION['csrf-token'])
+        && hash_equals($_SESSION['csrf-token'], $_POST['csrf-token']) === true
     ) {
         $validity = true;
     }
-    $_SESSION['anti-csrf-token'] = null; unset($_SESSION['anti-csrf-token']);
+    $_SESSION['csrf-token'] = null; unset($_SESSION['csrf-token']);
 
     return $validity;
 
 }
+
diff --git a/upload.php b/upload.php
index 0dbd633..1ca6e9a 100644
--- a/upload.php
+++ b/upload.php
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ $target = "csv/";
 $target .= basename($_FILES['uploaded']['name']);
 $targetpart = basename($_FILES['uploaded']['name']);
 
+if (session_status() != PHP_SESSION_ACTIVE) {
+    session_start();
+}
+
 if (validateAntiCsrfToken() === false) {
     throw new WrongCsrfTokenException();
 }