diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra.pm b/src/lib/Hydra.pm
index edcecb4d..6bef5cd8 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra.pm
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ __PACKAGE__->config(
         expose_stash => 'json'
     },
     'Plugin::Session' => {
-        expires => 3600 * 24 * 2,
+        expires => 3600 * 24 * 7,
         storage => Hydra::Model::DB::getHydraPath . "/session_data",
         unlink_on_exit => 0
     },