diff --git a/backend/backend/settings.py b/backend/backend/settings.py
index db939fea0..4c1abef93 100644
--- a/backend/backend/settings.py
+++ b/backend/backend/settings.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
 SESSION_COOKIE_DOMAIN = os.getenv('SESSION_COOKIE_DOMAIN')
 
-SESSION_COOKIE_AGE = 86400  # 24 hours
+SESSION_COOKIE_AGE = 604800  # 1 week, in seconds
 
 # Application definition