diff --git a/www/api.php b/www/api.php
index 3eb8719ac7..1cd47d0d96 100644
--- a/www/api.php
+++ b/www/api.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  */
 /* Set the error reporting. */
 error_reporting(0);
-define('RUN_MODE', 'api');
+
 /* Start output buffer. */
 ob_start();
 
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ $common = $app->loadCommon();
 $config->requestType = 'GET';
 $config->default->view = 'json';
 
+/* Only has the api version then use apisession. Fix for passwordless login. */
+if($app->apiVersion) define('RUN_MODE', 'api');
 try
 {
     $app->parseRequest();
@@ -59,4 +61,4 @@ catch (EndResponseException $endResponseException)
 }
 
 /* Flush the buffer. */
-echo $app->formatData(helper::removeUTF8Bom(ob_get_clean()));
\ No newline at end of file
+echo $app->formatData(helper::removeUTF8Bom(ob_get_clean()));