diff --git a/deployment/docker_compose/docker-compose.dev.yml b/deployment/docker_compose/docker-compose.dev.yml
index 97a7df65153..794a47877ed 100644
--- a/deployment/docker_compose/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/deployment/docker_compose/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       # Auth Settings
       - AUTH_TYPE=${AUTH_TYPE:-disabled}
-      - SESSION_EXPIRE_TIME_SECONDS=${SESSION_EXPIRE_TIME_SECONDS:-86400}
+      - SESSION_EXPIRE_TIME_SECONDS=${SESSION_EXPIRE_TIME_SECONDS:-}
       - ENCRYPTION_KEY_SECRET=${ENCRYPTION_KEY_SECRET:-}
       - VALID_EMAIL_DOMAINS=${VALID_EMAIL_DOMAINS:-}
       - GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID=${GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID:-}
diff --git a/deployment/docker_compose/docker-compose.gpu-dev.yml b/deployment/docker_compose/docker-compose.gpu-dev.yml
index 1b15a348160..84d5bbdd834 100644
--- a/deployment/docker_compose/docker-compose.gpu-dev.yml
+++ b/deployment/docker_compose/docker-compose.gpu-dev.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       # Auth Settings
       - AUTH_TYPE=${AUTH_TYPE:-disabled}
-      - SESSION_EXPIRE_TIME_SECONDS=${SESSION_EXPIRE_TIME_SECONDS:-86400}
+      - SESSION_EXPIRE_TIME_SECONDS=${SESSION_EXPIRE_TIME_SECONDS:-}
       - ENCRYPTION_KEY_SECRET=${ENCRYPTION_KEY_SECRET:-}
       - VALID_EMAIL_DOMAINS=${VALID_EMAIL_DOMAINS:-}
       - GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID=${GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID:-}
diff --git a/deployment/docker_compose/env.prod.template b/deployment/docker_compose/env.prod.template
index d356995df93..818bd1ed1bf 100644
--- a/deployment/docker_compose/env.prod.template
+++ b/deployment/docker_compose/env.prod.template
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ SECRET=
 #SAML_CONF_DIR=
 
 
-# How long before user needs to reauthenticate, default to 1 day. (cookie expiration time)
-SESSION_EXPIRE_TIME_SECONDS=86400
+# How long before user needs to reauthenticate, default to 7 days. (cookie expiration time)
+SESSION_EXPIRE_TIME_SECONDS=604800
 
 
 # Use the below to specify a list of allowed user domains, only checked if user Auth is turned on