diff --git a/server/.htaccess b/server/.htaccess
index 0e975d0..30789ec 100644
--- a/server/.htaccess
+++ b/server/.htaccess
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@
   Deny from all
 </FilesMatch>
 
+<FilesMatch "^\.ht">
+  Order Allow,Deny
+  Deny from all
+</FilesMatch>
+
 <IfModule mod_headers.c>
   <FilesMatch "\.(js|css|woff|woff2|ttf|eot)$">
     Header set Cache-Control "max-age=2592000, public"
diff --git a/server/install/installHelper.php b/server/install/installHelper.php
index 349efbe..2b2ef9d 100644
--- a/server/install/installHelper.php
+++ b/server/install/installHelper.php
@@ -489,7 +489,8 @@ function initOptions($name, $visible, $developer, $password, $report_email, $own
             'training_edit' => 1,
             'training_remove' => 1,
             'use_location_picker' => 1,
-            'force_language' => 0
+            'force_language' => 0,
+            'force_remember_cookie' => 0
         ];
         $query = "";
         foreach ($options as $key => $value) {