diff --git a/pylons_app/config/middleware.py b/pylons_app/config/middleware.py
--- a/pylons_app/config/middleware.py
+++ b/pylons_app/config/middleware.py
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ def make_app(global_conf, full_stack = T
 
     # Routing/Session/Cache Middleware
     app = RoutesMiddleware(app, config['routes.map'])
+    app = SessionMiddleware(app, config)
+    app = CacheMiddleware(app, config)
 
     if asbool(full_stack):
         # Handle Python exceptions