diff --git a/lib/functions/tlIssueTracker.class.php b/lib/functions/tlIssueTracker.class.php
index 3999a0ccf2..15f1fee8c9 100644
--- a/lib/functions/tlIssueTracker.class.php
+++ b/lib/functions/tlIssueTracker.class.php
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ function getInterfaceObject($tprojectID)
   {
     $issueT = $this->getLinkedTo($tprojectID);
     $name = $issueT['issuetracker_name'];
-    $goodForSession = ($issueT['api'] != 'db');
+    $goodForSession = ($issueT['api'] != 'db' && $issueT['api'] != 'rest');
 
     if($goodForSession && isset($_SESSION['its'][$name]))
     {