diff --git a/pandora_console/index.php b/pandora_console/index.php
index e2c7f8c059..ed9eb48f9d 100755
--- a/pandora_console/index.php
+++ b/pandora_console/index.php
@@ -475,7 +475,18 @@ if (! isset ($config['id_user'])) {
 			db_logon ($nick_in_db, $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
 			$_SESSION['id_usuario'] = $nick_in_db;
 			$config['id_user'] = $nick_in_db;
-			config_prepare_session();
+			
+			// Check if connection goes through F5 balancer. If it does, then don't call config_prepare_session() or user will be back to login all the time
+      $prepare_session = true;
+      foreach ($_COOKIE as $key=>$value) {
+              if (preg_match('/BIGipServer*/',$key) ) {
+                      $prepare_session = false;
+              }
+      }
+      if ($prepare_session){
+              config_prepare_session();
+      }
+
 			if (is_user_admin($config['id_user'])) {
 				// PHP configuration values
 				$PHPupload_max_filesize = config_return_in_bytes(ini_get('upload_max_filesize'));