diff --git a/classes/context/Context.class.php b/classes/context/Context.class.php
index 28c9fca0b..d4350b2af 100644
--- a/classes/context/Context.class.php
+++ b/classes/context/Context.class.php
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@
          **/
         function checkSSO() {
             // pass if it's not GET request or XE is not yet installed
+            if(stristr($_SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"], "bot") != FALSE) return true;
             if(Context::getRequestMethod()!='GET' || !Context::isInstalled() || in_array(Context::get('act'),array('rss','atom'))) return true;
 
             // pass if default URL is not set