diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index adc31b6..40bacd5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 
     <groupId>net.twentyonesolutions</groupId>
     <artifactId>servlet-filter-utils</artifactId>
-    <version>1.1.0</version>
+    <version>1.1.1</version>
+    <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <properties>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/twentyonesolutions/servlet/filter/HttpSessionInitializerFilter.java b/src/main/java/net/twentyonesolutions/servlet/filter/HttpSessionInitializerFilter.java
index bc48aff..e190e69 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/twentyonesolutions/servlet/filter/HttpSessionInitializerFilter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/twentyonesolutions/servlet/filter/HttpSessionInitializerFilter.java
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ public void init(FilterConfig filterConfig) throws ServletException {
     public void doFilter(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response, FilterChain chain) throws IOException, ServletException {
 
         ((HttpServletRequest)request).getSession();     // initialize the HttpSession
+
+        chain.doFilter(request, response);
     }
 
     /**