diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.cpp
index 6266ad0f89..85232f9f61 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.cpp
@@ -201,6 +201,13 @@ void AccountManager::setAuthURL(const QUrl& authURL) {
     }
 }
 
+void AccountManager::setSessionID(const QUuid& sessionID) {
+    if (_sessionID != sessionID) {
+        qCDebug(networking) << "Metaverse session ID is" << uuidStringWithoutCurlyBraces(sessionID);
+        _sessionID = sessionID;
+    }
+}
+
 void AccountManager::sendRequest(const QString& path,
                                  AccountManagerAuth::Type authType,
                                  QNetworkAccessManager::Operation operation,
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.h b/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.h
index dd2216957f..9a456ca7e8 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public:
     static QJsonObject dataObjectFromResponse(QNetworkReply& requestReply);
 
     QUuid getSessionID() const { return _sessionID; }
-    void setSessionID(const QUuid& sessionID) { _sessionID = sessionID; }
+    void setSessionID(const QUuid& sessionID);
 
     void setTemporaryDomain(const QUuid& domainID, const QString& key);
     const QString& getTemporaryDomainKey(const QUuid& domainID) { return _accountInfo.getTemporaryDomainKey(domainID); }