diff --git a/app/controllers/shared/api.php b/app/controllers/shared/api.php
index 83b56f626a..4f1e723c46 100644
--- a/app/controllers/shared/api.php
+++ b/app/controllers/shared/api.php
@@ -777,6 +777,8 @@ App::shutdown()
             return;
         }
 
+        // Purge cache to ensure we get fresh session count
+        $dbForProject->purgeCachedDocument('users', $userId);
         $user = $dbForProject->getDocument('users', $userId);
         if ($user->isEmpty()) {
             return;