diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/session-stores/application.js b/ghost/admin/app/session-stores/application.js
index e701240e4f..61920f330c 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/session-stores/application.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/session-stores/application.js
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import AdaptiveStore from 'ember-simple-auth/session-stores/adaptive';
+import ghostPaths from 'ghost/utils/ghost-paths';
+
+const paths = ghostPaths();
+const keyName = `ghost${(paths.subdir.indexOf('/') === 0 ? `-${paths.subdir.substr(1)}` : ``) }:session`;
 
 export default AdaptiveStore.extend({
-    localStorageKey: 'ghost:session',
-    cookieName: 'ghost:session'
+    localStorageKey: keyName,
+    cookieName: keyName
 });