diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Authentication/Provider/Cookie.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Authentication/Provider/Cookie.php
index 644104f..955fd38 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Authentication/Provider/Cookie.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Authentication/Provider/Cookie.php
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ public function applies(Request $request) {
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function authenticate(Request $request) {
-    if ($session = $request->getSession()) {
+    $session = $request->getSession();
+    if ($session->start()) {
       // Handle the case of first time visitors and clients that don't store
       // cookies (eg. web crawlers).
-      $cookies = $request->cookies;
-      if (!$cookies->has($session->getName())) {
+      if (!$this->sessionConfiguration->hasSession($request)) {
         return new AnonymousUserSession();
       }