diff --git a/src/paperless/settings.py b/src/paperless/settings.py
index 30986aaa0..2df9b83ea 100644
--- a/src/paperless/settings.py
+++ b/src/paperless/settings.py
@@ -297,8 +297,8 @@ if DEBUG:
 REST_FRAMEWORK = {
     "DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES": [
         "rest_framework.authentication.BasicAuthentication",
-        "rest_framework.authentication.SessionAuthentication",
         "rest_framework.authentication.TokenAuthentication",
+        "rest_framework.authentication.SessionAuthentication",
     ],
     "DEFAULT_VERSIONING_CLASS": "rest_framework.versioning.AcceptHeaderVersioning",
     "DEFAULT_VERSION": "1",