diff --git a/backend/src/app/loggers/audit.clj b/backend/src/app/loggers/audit.clj
index 9abd4803f..d66620e53 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/loggers/audit.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/loggers/audit.clj
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
                        (::rpc/profile-id params)
                        uuid/zero)
 
-        session-id (rreq/get-header request "x-external-session-id")
+        session-id (get params ::rpc/external-session-id)
         props      (-> (or (::replace-props resultm)
                            (-> params
                                (merge (::props resultm))
diff --git a/backend/src/app/rpc.clj b/backend/src/app/rpc.clj
index 89eee548d..2ea8e8f14 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/rpc.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/rpc.clj
@@ -79,8 +79,11 @@
         profile-id   (or (::session/profile-id request)
                          (::actoken/profile-id request))
 
+        session-id   (rreq/get-header request "x-external-session-id")
+
         data         (-> params
                          (assoc ::request-at (dt/now))
+                         (assoc ::external-session-id session-id)
                          (assoc ::session/id (::session/id request))
                          (assoc ::cond/key etag)
                          (cond-> (uuid? profile-id)