diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index e0229509..5e196aa1 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class App {
 						(function () {
 							throw new Error('COOKIE_SECRET is not defined');
 						})(),
-					cookie: { maxAge: 14 * 24 * 60 * 60 },
+					cookie: { maxAge: 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000 }, // 24 hours 
 				})
 			);
 			// Authentication functions/methods