diff --git a/apps/authentication/middleware.py b/apps/authentication/middleware.py
index 53b91fbee..4a6ba634a 100644
--- a/apps/authentication/middleware.py
+++ b/apps/authentication/middleware.py
@@ -120,7 +120,10 @@ class SessionCookieMiddleware(MiddlewareMixin):
     USER_LOGIN_ENCRYPTION_KEY_PAIR = 'user_login_encryption_key_pair'
 
     def set_cookie_public_key(self, request, response):
-        if request.path.startswith('/api'):
+        whitelist = [
+            '/api/v1/authentication/sso/login/',
+        ]
+        if request.path.startswith('/api') and request.path not in whitelist:
             return
 
         session_public_key_name = settings.SESSION_RSA_PUBLIC_KEY_NAME