diff --git a/pytest_sugar.py b/pytest_sugar.py
index 2dfbc9f..f479bec 100644
--- a/pytest_sugar.py
+++ b/pytest_sugar.py
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ def pytest_collectreport(self, report):
             self.print_failure(report)
 
     def pytest_sessionstart(self, session):
+        self._session = session
         self._sessionstarttime = py.std.time.time()
         verinfo = ".".join(map(str, sys.version_info[:3]))
         self.write_line(