diff --git a/content/search-results.php b/content/search-results.php
index 5287246..fa4871b 100644
--- a/content/search-results.php
+++ b/content/search-results.php
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ echo "</pre>";
 $projectRoot = "/var/www/html/DI-14-C-ImplementedSearch";
 $articleClassPath = $projectRoot . '/model/Article.php';
 
+require_once $projectRoot . '/model/Article.php';
+
+if (session_status() === PHP_SESSION_NONE) {
+    session_start();
+}
+
 $results = $_SESSION["search_results"] ?? [];
 $query = $_SESSION["search_query"] ?? "";
 $resultCount = count($results);