diff --git a/basics/src/main.rs b/basics/src/main.rs
index b22f4d8d..46e9cbc5 100644
--- a/basics/src/main.rs
+++ b/basics/src/main.rs
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ fn welcome(req: &HttpRequest) -> Result<HttpResponse> {
     if let Some(count) = req.session().get::<i32>("counter")? {
         println!("SESSION value: {}", count);
         counter = count + 1;
-        req.session().set("counter", counter)?;
-    } else {
-        req.session().set("counter", counter)?;
     }
 
+    // set counter to session
+    req.session().set("counter", counter)?;
+
     // response
     Ok(HttpResponse::build(StatusCode::OK)
         .content_type("text/html; charset=utf-8")