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 ## Configuration
 
+### Session::start()
+
+Please add a `Session::start()` invocation to your own `_config.php`.
+This is a temporary measure until we hvae resolved the database vs. session initialization conflicts.
+
 ### Directory Structure
 
 As a convention, SilverStripe Behat tests live in a `tests/behat` subfolder