diff --git a/bin/lib/crawlers.py b/bin/lib/crawlers.py
index 18b1eeac..3a0a9f19 100755
--- a/bin/lib/crawlers.py
+++ b/bin/lib/crawlers.py
@@ -1692,6 +1692,18 @@ def api_add_crawler_task(data, user_id=None):
                 return {'error': 'The access to this cookiejar is restricted'}, 403
         cookiejar_uuid = cookiejar.uuid
 
+    cookie = data.get('cookie', None)
+    if not cookiejar_uuid and cookie:
+        # Create new cookiejar
+        cookiejar_uuid = create_cookiejar(user_id, "single-shot cookiejar", 1, None)
+        cookiejar = Cookiejar(cookiejar_uuid)
+        try:
+            name = cookie.get('name')
+            value = cookie.get('value')
+            cookiejar.add_cookie(name, value, None, None, None, None, None)
+        except KeyError:
+            return {'error': 'Invalid cookie key, please submit a valid JSON', 'cookiejar_uuid': cookiejar_uuid}, 400
+
     frequency = data.get('frequency', None)
     if frequency:
         if frequency not in ['monthly', 'weekly', 'daily', 'hourly']: