diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dd3acfe..7a6b021 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ Here's a simple example of loading data from a session and saving new values:
 
 ```go
 func SomeFunction(ctx echo.Context) error {
-    sess, err := session.Get("some-session-key", ctx)
+    sess, err := session.Get(ctx, "some-session-key")
     if err != nil {
         return err
     }
@@ -1256,7 +1256,6 @@ Thank you to all of the following amazing projects for making this possible.
 - [bulma](https://github.com/jgthms/bulma)
 - [docker](https://www.docker.com/)
 - [echo](https://github.com/labstack/echo)
-- [echo-contrib](https://github.com/labstack/echo-contrib)
 - [ent](https://github.com/ent/ent)
 - [go](https://go.dev/)
 - [gocache](https://github.com/eko/gocache)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2c8f419..fd052b6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/eko/gocache/store/redis/v4 v4.2.1
 	github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.19.0
 	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt v3.2.2+incompatible
+	github.com/gorilla/context v1.1.2
 	github.com/gorilla/sessions v1.2.2
 	github.com/hibiken/asynq v0.24.1
 	github.com/jackc/pgx/v4 v4.18.3
-	github.com/labstack/echo-contrib v0.17.1
 	github.com/labstack/echo/v4 v4.12.0
 	github.com/labstack/gommon v0.4.2
 	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.5.1
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4 // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
-	github.com/gorilla/context v1.1.2 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/securecookie v1.1.2 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2 v2.20.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 62235d1..3d70492 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -166,8 +166,6 @@ github.com/kr/pty v1.1.8/go.mod h1:O1sed60cT9XZ5uDucP5qwvh+TE3NnUj51EiZO/lmSfw=
 github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
-github.com/labstack/echo-contrib v0.17.1 h1:7I/he7ylVKsDUieaGRZ9XxxTYOjfQwVzHzUYrNykfCU=
-github.com/labstack/echo-contrib v0.17.1/go.mod h1:SnsCZtwHBAZm5uBSAtQtXQHI3wqEA73hvTn0bYMKnZA=
 github.com/labstack/echo/v4 v4.12.0 h1:IKpw49IMryVB2p1a4dzwlhP1O2Tf2E0Ir/450lH+kI0=
 github.com/labstack/echo/v4 v4.12.0/go.mod h1:UP9Cr2DJXbOK3Kr9ONYzNowSh7HP0aG0ShAyycHSJvM=
 github.com/labstack/gommon v0.4.2 h1:F8qTUNXgG1+6WQmqoUWnz8WiEU60mXVVw0P4ht1WRA0=
diff --git a/pkg/context/context.go b/pkg/context/context.go
index 7271f29..95e18ad 100644
--- a/pkg/context/context.go
+++ b/pkg/context/context.go
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ const (
 
 	// LoggerKey is the key value used to store a structured logger in context
 	LoggerKey = "logger"
+
+	// SessionKey is the key value used to store the session data in context
+	SessionKey = "session"
 )
 
 // IsCanceledError determines if an error is due to a context cancelation
diff --git a/pkg/handlers/router.go b/pkg/handlers/router.go
index b7b6c2a..d1bc9fc 100644
--- a/pkg/handlers/router.go
+++ b/pkg/handlers/router.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/sessions"
-	"github.com/labstack/echo-contrib/session"
 	echomw "github.com/labstack/echo/v4/middleware"
 	"github.com/mikestefanello/pagoda/config"
 	"github.com/mikestefanello/pagoda/pkg/middleware"
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ func BuildRouter(c *services.Container) error {
 		echomw.TimeoutWithConfig(echomw.TimeoutConfig{
 			Timeout: c.Config.App.Timeout,
 		}),
-		session.Middleware(sessions.NewCookieStore([]byte(c.Config.App.EncryptionKey))),
+		middleware.Session(sessions.NewCookieStore([]byte(c.Config.App.EncryptionKey))),
 		middleware.LoadAuthenticatedUser(c.Auth),
 		middleware.ServeCachedPage(c.TemplateRenderer),
 		echomw.CSRFWithConfig(echomw.CSRFConfig{
diff --git a/pkg/middleware/session.go b/pkg/middleware/session.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e6a43c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/middleware/session.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package middleware
+
+import (
+	"github.com/gorilla/context"
+	"github.com/gorilla/sessions"
+	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
+	"github.com/mikestefanello/pagoda/pkg/session"
+)
+
+// Session sets the session storage in the request context
+func Session(store sessions.Store) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
+	return func(next echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
+		return func(ctx echo.Context) error {
+			defer context.Clear(ctx.Request())
+			session.Store(ctx, store)
+			return next(ctx)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/middleware/session_test.go b/pkg/middleware/session_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b48181c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/middleware/session_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package middleware
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/gorilla/sessions"
+	"github.com/mikestefanello/pagoda/pkg/session"
+	"github.com/mikestefanello/pagoda/pkg/tests"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestSession(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, _ := tests.NewContext(c.Web, "/")
+	_, err := session.Get(ctx, "test")
+	assert.Equal(t, session.ErrStoreNotFound, err)
+
+	store := sessions.NewCookieStore([]byte("secret"))
+	err = tests.ExecuteMiddleware(ctx, Session(store))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = session.Get(ctx, "test")
+	assert.NotEqual(t, session.ErrStoreNotFound, err)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/msg/msg.go b/pkg/msg/msg.go
index e6309b9..e8274f5 100644
--- a/pkg/msg/msg.go
+++ b/pkg/msg/msg.go
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ package msg
 
 import (
 	"github.com/gorilla/sessions"
-	"github.com/labstack/echo-contrib/session"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
 	"github.com/mikestefanello/pagoda/pkg/log"
+	"github.com/mikestefanello/pagoda/pkg/session"
 )
 
 // Type is a message type
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func Get(ctx echo.Context, typ Type) []string {
 
 // getSession gets the flash message session
 func getSession(ctx echo.Context) (*sessions.Session, error) {
-	sess, err := session.Get(sessionName, ctx)
+	sess, err := session.Get(ctx, sessionName)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Ctx(ctx).Error("cannot load flash message session",
 			"error", err,
diff --git a/pkg/services/auth.go b/pkg/services/auth.go
index be1bcd3..b25ebf9 100644
--- a/pkg/services/auth.go
+++ b/pkg/services/auth.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mikestefanello/pagoda/ent/passwordtoken"
 	"github.com/mikestefanello/pagoda/ent/user"
 	"github.com/mikestefanello/pagoda/pkg/context"
+	"github.com/mikestefanello/pagoda/pkg/session"
 
-	"github.com/labstack/echo-contrib/session"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
 )
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func NewAuthClient(cfg *config.Config, orm *ent.Client) *AuthClient {
 
 // Login logs in a user of a given ID
 func (c *AuthClient) Login(ctx echo.Context, userID int) error {
-	sess, err := session.Get(authSessionName, ctx)
+	sess, err := session.Get(ctx, authSessionName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (c *AuthClient) Login(ctx echo.Context, userID int) error {
 
 // Logout logs the requesting user out
 func (c *AuthClient) Logout(ctx echo.Context) error {
-	sess, err := session.Get(authSessionName, ctx)
+	sess, err := session.Get(ctx, authSessionName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (c *AuthClient) Logout(ctx echo.Context) error {
 
 // GetAuthenticatedUserID returns the authenticated user's ID, if the user is logged in
 func (c *AuthClient) GetAuthenticatedUserID(ctx echo.Context) (int, error) {
-	sess, err := session.Get(authSessionName, ctx)
+	sess, err := session.Get(ctx, authSessionName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/session/session.go b/pkg/session/session.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56fe573
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/session/session.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package session
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/gorilla/sessions"
+	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
+	"github.com/mikestefanello/pagoda/pkg/context"
+)
+
+// ErrStoreNotFound indicates that the session store was not present in the context
+var ErrStoreNotFound = errors.New("session store not found")
+
+// Get returns a session
+func Get(ctx echo.Context, name string) (*sessions.Session, error) {
+	s := ctx.Get(context.SessionKey)
+	if s == nil {
+		return nil, ErrStoreNotFound
+	}
+	store := s.(sessions.Store)
+	return store.Get(ctx.Request(), name)
+}
+
+// Store sets the session storage in the context
+func Store(ctx echo.Context, store sessions.Store) {
+	ctx.Set(context.SessionKey, store)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/session/session_test.go b/pkg/session/session_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62d5d89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/session/session_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package session
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/gorilla/sessions"
+	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestGetStore(t *testing.T) {
+	e := echo.New()
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/", nil)
+	ctx := e.NewContext(req, httptest.NewRecorder())
+	_, err := Get(ctx, "test")
+	assert.Equal(t, ErrStoreNotFound, err)
+
+	Store(ctx, sessions.NewCookieStore([]byte("secret")))
+	_, err = Get(ctx, "test")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/tests/tests.go b/pkg/tests/tests.go
index 1266ce4..17dec0d 100644
--- a/pkg/tests/tests.go
+++ b/pkg/tests/tests.go
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/mikestefanello/pagoda/ent"
+	"github.com/mikestefanello/pagoda/pkg/session"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/sessions"
-	"github.com/labstack/echo-contrib/session"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
 )
 
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ func NewContext(e *echo.Echo, url string) (echo.Context, *httptest.ResponseRecor
 
 // InitSession initializes a session for a given Echo context
 func InitSession(ctx echo.Context) {
-	mw := session.Middleware(sessions.NewCookieStore([]byte("secret")))
-	_ = ExecuteMiddleware(ctx, mw)
+	session.Store(ctx, sessions.NewCookieStore([]byte("secret")))
 }
 
 // ExecuteMiddleware executes a middleware function on a given Echo context
diff --git a/templates/layouts/auth.gohtml b/templates/layouts/auth.gohtml
index 6279dd7..f315402 100644
--- a/templates/layouts/auth.gohtml
+++ b/templates/layouts/auth.gohtml
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@
             </div>
         </section>
 
-        {{template "footer"}}
+        {{template "footer" .}}
     </body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file