diff --git a/api/src/app.ts b/api/src/app.ts
index 27a36f2ed2..166ff48951 100644
--- a/api/src/app.ts
+++ b/api/src/app.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import expressLogger from 'express-pino-logger';
+import cookieParser from 'cookie-parser';
 import bodyParser from 'body-parser';
 import express from 'express';
 import logger from './logger';
@@ -89,6 +90,8 @@ export default async function createApp() {
 			return next();
 		});
 	});
+	
+	app.use(cookieParser())
 
 	app.use(extractToken);
 
diff --git a/api/src/controllers/auth.ts b/api/src/controllers/auth.ts
index e77befaa24..1fd065f3fe 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/auth.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/auth.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import grant from 'grant';
 import getEmailFromProfile from '../utils/get-email-from-profile';
 import { InvalidPayloadException } from '../exceptions/invalid-payload';
 import ms from 'ms';
-import cookieParser from 'cookie-parser';
 import env from '../env';
 import { UsersService, AuthenticationService } from '../services';
 import grantConfig from '../grant';
@@ -77,7 +76,6 @@ router.post(
 
 router.post(
 	'/refresh',
-	cookieParser(),
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res, next) => {
 		const accountability = {
 			ip: req.ip,
@@ -126,7 +124,6 @@ router.post(
 
 router.post(
 	'/logout',
-	cookieParser(),
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res, next) => {
 		const accountability = {
 			ip: req.ip,
diff --git a/api/src/controllers/graphql.ts b/api/src/controllers/graphql.ts
index cfa3d5ea9b..5fe09e031c 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/graphql.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/graphql.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@ import { GraphQLService } from '../services';
 import { respond } from '../middleware/respond';
 import asyncHandler from '../utils/async-handler';
 import { parseGraphQL } from '../middleware/graphql';
-import cookieParser from 'cookie-parser';
 
 const router = Router();
 
 router.use(
 	'/system',
 	parseGraphQL,
-	cookieParser(),
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res, next) => {
 		const service = new GraphQLService({
 			accountability: req.accountability,
@@ -28,7 +26,6 @@ router.use(
 router.use(
 	'/',
 	parseGraphQL,
-	cookieParser(),
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res, next) => {
 		const service = new GraphQLService({
 			accountability: req.accountability,