diff --git a/framework/base/router.class.php b/framework/base/router.class.php
index e4cb9f62a7..3b0c43af6e 100644
--- a/framework/base/router.class.php
+++ b/framework/base/router.class.php
@@ -3892,7 +3892,9 @@ class ztSessionHandler implements SessionHandlerInterface
     {
         $sessFile = $this->getSessionFile($id);
         if(!$sessFile) return true;
-        if(!file_exists($sessFile) || !is_writable($sessFile)) return true;
+
+        if(!is_file($sessFile) && !touch($sessFile)) return true;
+        if(!is_writable($sessFile)) return true;
         if(md5_file($sessFile) == md5($sessData)) return true;
         if(file_put_contents($sessFile, $sessData, LOCK_EX)) return true;
         return true;