diff --git a/api/config/settings/common.py b/api/config/settings/common.py
index b10a0310c..9804bb9c0 100644
--- a/api/config/settings/common.py
+++ b/api/config/settings/common.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = DJANGO_APPS + THIRD_PARTY_APPS + LOCAL_APPS
 
 # MIDDLEWARE CONFIGURATION
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
+MIDDLEWARE = (
     # Make sure djangosecure.middleware.SecurityMiddleware is listed first
     'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
     'funkwhale_api.users.middleware.AnonymousSessionMiddleware',
diff --git a/api/config/settings/local.py b/api/config/settings/local.py
index e8108e98b..e0d497e79 100644
--- a/api/config/settings/local.py
+++ b/api/config/settings/local.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ EMAIL_BACKEND = env('DJANGO_EMAIL_BACKEND',
 
 # django-debug-toolbar
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES += ('debug_toolbar.middleware.DebugToolbarMiddleware',)
+MIDDLEWARE += ('debug_toolbar.middleware.DebugToolbarMiddleware',)
 
 # INTERNAL_IPS = ('127.0.0.1', '10.0.2.2',)
 
diff --git a/api/config/settings/production.py b/api/config/settings/production.py
index ba02b5fd5..e00983305 100644
--- a/api/config/settings/production.py
+++ b/api/config/settings/production.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER = ('HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO', 'https')
 #
 #
 # # Make sure djangosecure.middleware.SecurityMiddleware is listed first
-# MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = SECURITY_MIDDLEWARE + MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES
+# MIDDLEWARE = SECURITY_MIDDLEWARE + MIDDLEWARE
 #
 # # set this to 60 seconds and then to 518400 when you can prove it works
 # SECURE_HSTS_SECONDS = 60
diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/users/middleware.py b/api/funkwhale_api/users/middleware.py
index 0f572c203..e3eba95f3 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/users/middleware.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/users/middleware.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 
 
-class AnonymousSessionMiddleware(object):
-    def process_request(self, request):
+class AnonymousSessionMiddleware:
+    def __init__(self, get_response):
+        self.get_response = get_response
+
+    def __call__(self, request):
         if not request.session.session_key:
             request.session.save()
+        response = self.get_response(request)
+        return response