diff --git a/samples/SessionSample/Startup.cs b/samples/SessionSample/Startup.cs
index 8ea3a5af80..5344ad7a37 100644
--- a/samples/SessionSample/Startup.cs
+++ b/samples/SessionSample/Startup.cs
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ namespace SessionSample
         {
             var application = new WebApplicationBuilder()
                 .UseConfiguration(WebApplicationConfiguration.GetDefault(args))
+                .UseIISPlatformHandlerUrl()
                 .UseStartup<Startup>()
                 .Build();
 
diff --git a/samples/SessionSample/project.json b/samples/SessionSample/project.json
index e8bf22b968..238b600e10 100644
--- a/samples/SessionSample/project.json
+++ b/samples/SessionSample/project.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "web": "SessionSample"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "Microsoft.AspNet.IISPlatformHandler": "1.0.0-*",
     "Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel": "1.0.0-*",
     "Microsoft.AspNet.Session": "1.0.0-*",
     "Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory": "1.0.0-*",