diff --git a/system/libraries/Session.php b/system/libraries/Session.php
index 0b94340..1822940 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Session.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Session.php
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 	var $cookie_prefix				= '';
 	var $cookie_path				= '';
 	var $cookie_domain				= '';
+	var $cookie_secure				= FALSE;
 	var $sess_time_to_update		= 300;
 	var $encryption_key				= '';
 	var $flashdata_key				= 'flash';
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@
 
 		// Set all the session preferences, which can either be set
 		// manually via the $params array above or via the config file
-		foreach (array('sess_encrypt_cookie', 'sess_use_database', 'sess_table_name', 'sess_expiration', 'sess_expire_on_close', 'sess_match_ip', 'sess_match_useragent', 'sess_cookie_name', 'cookie_path', 'cookie_domain', 'sess_time_to_update', 'time_reference', 'cookie_prefix', 'encryption_key') as $key)
+		foreach (array('sess_encrypt_cookie', 'sess_use_database', 'sess_table_name', 'sess_expiration', 'sess_expire_on_close', 'sess_match_ip', 'sess_match_useragent', 'sess_cookie_name', 'cookie_path', 'cookie_domain', 'cookie_secure', 'sess_time_to_update', 'time_reference', 'cookie_prefix', 'encryption_key') as $key)
 		{
 			$this->$key = (isset($params[$key])) ? $params[$key] : $this->CI->config->item($key);
 		}
@@ -658,8 +659,6 @@
 		}
 
 		$expire = ($this->sess_expire_on_close === TRUE) ? 0 : $this->sess_expiration + time();
-		
-		$secure_cookie = (config_item('cookie_secure') === TRUE) ? 1 : 0;
 
 		// Set the cookie
 		setcookie(
@@ -668,7 +667,7 @@
 					$expire,
 					$this->cookie_path,
 					$this->cookie_domain,
-					$secure_cookie
+					$this->cookie_secure
 				);
 	}