diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 5b1304d63..620dd5c95 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ REDIS_PORT=6379
 SESSION_DRIVER=file
 SESSION_DOMAIN=localhost
 SESSION_SECURE_COOKIE=false
+SESSION_ENCRYPT=false
 
 MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
 MAIL_HOST=smtp.mailtrap.io
diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index 366756147..8f87c5cf1 100755
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+2018-04-19 DariusIII
+	* Chg: Add option to .env.example to decide if session should be encrypted or not
 2018-04-18 DariusIII
 	* Chg: Add ShowsController
 	* Chg: Add and use admin middleware
diff --git a/config/session.php b/config/session.php
index 05da610ef..671126884 100644
--- a/config/session.php
+++ b/config/session.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ return [
     |
     */
 
-    'encrypt' => true,
+    'encrypt' => env('SESSION_ENCRYPT', false),
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------