diff --git a/data/helpers.d/utils b/data/helpers.d/utils
index d449f0c39..50671dba0 100644
--- a/data/helpers.d/utils
+++ b/data/helpers.d/utils
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ ynh_setup_source () {
 }
 
 # Curl abstraction to help with POST requests to local pages (such as installation forms)
+# For multiple calls, cookies are persisted between each call for the same app
 #
 # $domain and $path_url should be defined externally (and correspond to the domain.tld and the /path (of the app?))
 #
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ ynh_local_curl () {
     sleep 2
 
     # Curl the URL
-    curl --silent --show-error -kL -H "Host: $domain" --resolve $domain:443:127.0.0.1 $POST_data "$full_page_url"
+    curl --silent --show-error -kL -H "Host: $domain" --resolve $domain:443:127.0.0.1 $POST_data "$full_page_url" --cookie-jar /tmp/ynh-$app-cookie.txt --cookie /tmp/ynh-$app-cookie.txt
 }
 
 # Render templates with Jinja2