diff --git a/kallithea/controllers/admin/auth_settings.py b/kallithea/controllers/admin/auth_settings.py
--- a/kallithea/controllers/admin/auth_settings.py
+++ b/kallithea/controllers/admin/auth_settings.py
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ from kallithea.lib import helpers as h
 from kallithea.lib.auth import HasPermissionAnyDecorator, LoginRequired
 from kallithea.lib.base import BaseController, render
 from kallithea.lib.webutils import url
+from kallithea.model import meta
 from kallithea.model.db import Setting
 from kallithea.model.forms import AuthSettingsForm
-from kallithea.model.meta import Session
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class AuthSettingsController(BaseControl
                     v = ','.join(v)
                 log.debug("%s = %s", k, str(v))
                 setting = Setting.create_or_update(k, v)
-            Session().commit()
+            meta.Session().commit()
             h.flash(_('Auth settings updated successfully'),
                        category='success')
         except formencode.Invalid as errors: