diff --git a/adapters/adapter.go b/adapters/adapter.go
index 31cdbb2..a88d43b 100644
--- a/adapters/adapter.go
+++ b/adapters/adapter.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ func init() {
 	gob.Register(&GothSession{})
 	gob.Register(&GothTeam{})
 	gob.Register(&GothVerificationToken{})
+	gob.Register(&GothCsrfToken{})
 }
 
 // CsrfTokenGenerator is a function that generates a CSRF token.
diff --git a/adapters/gorm/gorm.go b/adapters/gorm/gorm.go
index 481156c..bf6c048 100644
--- a/adapters/gorm/gorm.go
+++ b/adapters/gorm/gorm.go
@@ -85,8 +85,16 @@ func (a *gormAdapter) GetUser(ctx context.Context, id uuid.UUID) (adapters.GothU
 
 // CreateSession is a helper function to create a new session.
 func (a *gormAdapter) CreateSession(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID, expires time.Time) (adapters.GothSession, error) {
-	session := adapters.GothSession{UserID: userID, SessionToken: uuid.NewString(), ExpiresAt: expires}
-	err := a.db.WithContext(ctx).Create(&session).Error
+	session := adapters.GothSession{
+		UserID:       userID,
+		SessionToken: uuid.NewString(),
+		ExpiresAt:    expires,
+		CsrfToken: adapters.GothCsrfToken{
+			Token:     uuid.NewString(), // creates a token that is used to prevent CSRF attacks
+			ExpiresAt: time.Now().Add(24 * time.Hour),
+		},
+	}
+	err := a.db.Session(&gorm.Session{FullSaveAssociations: true}).WithContext(ctx).Create(&session).Error
 	if err != nil {
 		return adapters.GothSession{}, goth.ErrBadSession
 	}