diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e158c010fe..948a1ac0e4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 *.comp.js
 *.DS_Store
 user_files
+logs
 defs.py
diff --git a/py/webnotes/auth.py b/py/webnotes/auth.py
index 538b00115d..8dac74ffbe 100644
--- a/py/webnotes/auth.py
+++ b/py/webnotes/auth.py
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ class CookieManager:
 			expires = datetime.datetime.now() + datetime.timedelta(days=3)
 
 			webnotes.cookies['sid']['expires'] = expires.strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S')		
-			webnotes.cookies['path'] = '/'
 
 	# Set Remember Me
 	# ---------------