diff --git a/server/apps/admin.js b/server/apps/admin.js
index 70616731..89b7f3a6 100644
--- a/server/apps/admin.js
+++ b/server/apps/admin.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ app.use(session({
       host: mongo_db_cred.host,
       port: 27017,
       collection: 'sessions',
-      expire: 86400
+      expire: mongo_db_cred.expire
   })
 })); // session secret
 app.use(passport.initialize());
diff --git a/server/config/mongo_config.example.js b/server/config/mongo_config.example.js
index 04136292..99ffc8d4 100644
--- a/server/config/mongo_config.example.js
+++ b/server/config/mongo_config.example.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ var mongo_config = {
     users: 'users',
     host: 'localhost',
     port: '27017',
+    expire: 86400,
 };
 
 module.exports = mongo_config;