diff --git a/src/pretix/multidomain/middlewares.py b/src/pretix/multidomain/middlewares.py
index 154fba225..6b4b9103e 100644
--- a/src/pretix/multidomain/middlewares.py
+++ b/src/pretix/multidomain/middlewares.py
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ class SessionMiddleware(BaseSessionMiddleware):
     a custom domain.
     """
 
+    def process_request(self, request):
+        super().process_request(request)
+
+        if not request.session.session_key:
+            # We need to create session even if we do not yet store something there, because we need the session
+            # key for e.g. saving the user's cart
+            request.session.create()
+
     def process_response(self, request, response):
         try:
             accessed = request.session.accessed
diff --git a/src/pretix/presale/middleware.py b/src/pretix/presale/middleware.py
index 757d85c8e..15509e897 100644
--- a/src/pretix/presale/middleware.py
+++ b/src/pretix/presale/middleware.py
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ class EventMiddleware(MiddlewareMixin):
             if redirect:
                 return redirect
 
-        if '_' not in request.session:
-            # We need to create session even if we do not yet store something there, because we need the session
-            # key for e.g. saving the user's cart
-            request.session['_'] = '_'
-
     def process_response(self, request, response):
         if hasattr(request, '_namespace') and request._namespace == 'presale' and hasattr(request, 'event'):
             for receiver, r in process_response.send(request.event, request=request, response=response):