diff --git a/instagrapi/mixins/auth.py b/instagrapi/mixins/auth.py
index 3e3ac9a8..b2bedabb 100644
--- a/instagrapi/mixins/auth.py
+++ b/instagrapi/mixins/auth.py
@@ -319,16 +319,14 @@ def login_by_sessionid(self, sessionid: str) -> bool:
             A boolean value
         """
         assert isinstance(sessionid, str) and len(sessionid) > 30, "Invalid sessionid"
-        self.settings = {"cookies": {"sessionid": sessionid}}
+        self.settings["cookies"] = {"sessionid": sessionid}
         self.init()
         user_id = re.search(r"^\d+", sessionid).group()
-
         self.authorization_data = {
             "ds_user_id": user_id,
             "sessionid": sessionid,
             "should_use_header_over_cookies": True
         }
-
         try:
             user = self.user_info_v1(int(user_id))
         except (PrivateError, ValidationError):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f02446ac..652ee632 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='instagrapi',
-    version='1.16.13',
+    version='1.16.14',
     author='Mikhail Andreev',
     author_email='x11org@gmail.com',
     license='MIT',