diff --git a/pitch-deck/lib/auth.ts b/pitch-deck/lib/auth.ts
index caf7f63..79e0edb 100644
--- a/pitch-deck/lib/auth.ts
+++ b/pitch-deck/lib/auth.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import { cookies } from 'next/headers'
 import pool from './db'
 
 const COOKIE_NAME = 'pitch_session'
-const JWT_EXPIRY = '1h'
 const SESSION_EXPIRY_HOURS = 24
+const JWT_EXPIRY = `${SESSION_EXPIRY_HOURS}h`
 
 function getJwtSecret() {
   const secret = process.env.PITCH_JWT_SECRET