diff --git a/system/Session/Handlers/DatabaseHandler.php b/system/Session/Handlers/DatabaseHandler.php
index 5cda3bca6a50..bae03a1003fa 100644
--- a/system/Session/Handlers/DatabaseHandler.php
+++ b/system/Session/Handlers/DatabaseHandler.php
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public function __construct(BaseConfig $config, string $ipAddress)
 		}
 
 		// Get DB Connection
-		$this->DBGroup = ! empty($config->sessionDBGroup) ? $config->sessionDBGroup : 'default';
+		$this->DBGroup = $config->sessionDBGroup ?? config(Database::class)->defaultGroup;
 
 		$this->db = Database::connect($this->DBGroup);