diff --git a/daq/src/aaredaq/auth.py b/daq/src/aaredaq/auth.py
index a31db894..a1eb1718 100644
--- a/daq/src/aaredaq/auth.py
+++ b/daq/src/aaredaq/auth.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from aaredaq.config import BeamlineConfig
 
 SECRET_KEY = "secret_key_not_for_production"
 ALGORITHM = "HS256"
-ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES = 24 * 60
+ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES = 24 * 60 * 7 # 1 week
 SESSION_EXPIRE_SECONDS = 60 * 10
 
 STAFF_GROUP = "unx-MXgroup"