diff --git a/internal/config/session.go b/internal/config/session.go
index 0b3454fa..990ca129 100644
--- a/internal/config/session.go
+++ b/internal/config/session.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type Session struct {
 
 	CookieEnabled    bool
 	CookieName       string
-	CookieExpiration time.Time
+	CookieExpiration time.Duration
 	CookieSecure     bool
 }
 
@@ -72,6 +72,6 @@ func (s *Session) Set() {
 
 	s.CookieEnabled = viper.GetBool("session.cookie.enabled")
 	s.CookieName = viper.GetString("session.cookie.name")
-	s.CookieExpiration = time.Now().Add(time.Duration(viper.GetInt("session.cookie.expiration")) * time.Hour)
+	s.CookieExpiration = time.Duration(viper.GetInt("session.cookie.expiration")) * time.Hour
 	s.CookieSecure = viper.GetBool("session.cookie.secure")
 }
diff --git a/internal/session/auth.go b/internal/session/auth.go
index 06c40d6d..cc3be871 100644
--- a/internal/session/auth.go
+++ b/internal/session/auth.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func (manager *SessionManagerCtx) CookieSetToken(w http.ResponseWriter, token st
 	http.SetCookie(w, &http.Cookie{
 		Name:     manager.config.CookieName,
 		Value:    token,
-		Expires:  manager.config.CookieExpiration,
+		Expires:  time.Now().Add(manager.config.CookieExpiration),
 		Secure:   manager.config.CookieSecure,
 		SameSite: sameSite,
 		HttpOnly: true,