diff --git a/system/Validation/Validation.php b/system/Validation/Validation.php
index de674017d83f..921f107a1cbc 100644
--- a/system/Validation/Validation.php
+++ b/system/Validation/Validation.php
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ public function getErrors(): array
 			// Start up the session if it's not already
 			if ( ! isset($_SESSION))
 			{
-				session()->start();
+				session();
 			}
 
 			if ($errors = session('_ci_validation_errors'))