diff --git a/backend/onyx/configs/app_configs.py b/backend/onyx/configs/app_configs.py
index f8f4fba530a..b6a905d4abd 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/configs/app_configs.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/configs/app_configs.py
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
 )
 
 REDIS_AUTH_EXPIRE_TIME_SECONDS = int(
-    os.environ.get("REDIS_AUTH_EXPIRE_TIME_SECONDS") or 3600
-)
+    os.environ.get("REDIS_AUTH_EXPIRE_TIME_SECONDS") or 86400 * 7
+)  # 7 days
 
 SESSION_EXPIRE_TIME_SECONDS = int(
     os.environ.get("SESSION_EXPIRE_TIME_SECONDS") or 86400 * 7