diff --git a/apps/aqhome-cgi/modules/mroot.c b/apps/aqhome-cgi/modules/mroot.c
index b2093a2..84e9b74 100644
--- a/apps/aqhome-cgi/modules/mroot.c
+++ b/apps/aqhome-cgi/modules/mroot.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ int _handleRqLoginPost(AQH_MODULE *m, AQCGI_REQUEST *rq, GWEN_BUFFER *dbuf)
 
   /* add Set-Cookie header */
   tbuf=GWEN_Buffer_new(0, 256, 0, 1);
-  GWEN_Buffer_AppendArgs(tbuf, "Set-Cookie: session=%s; max-age=3600", AQH_Session_GetUid(session));
+  GWEN_Buffer_AppendArgs(tbuf, "Set-Cookie: session=%s; max-age=86400", AQH_Session_GetUid(session));
   AQCGI_Request_AddResponseHeaderData(rq, GWEN_Buffer_GetStart(tbuf));
   GWEN_Buffer_free(tbuf);