diff --git a/src/main/middlewares/passportAuthenticate.ts b/src/main/middlewares/passportAuthenticate.ts
index e31fa2b4..b32be402 100644
--- a/src/main/middlewares/passportAuthenticate.ts
+++ b/src/main/middlewares/passportAuthenticate.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { logger } from '../../shared/utils/logger';
 
 const baseURL = appConfig.BASE_URL;
 const private_key: string = appConfig.USER_TOKEN_PRIVATE_KEY;
-const expiresIn = appConfig.USER_TOKEN_EXPIRY;
+const expiresIn = parseInt(appConfig.USER_TOKEN_EXPIRY) || 86400;
 
 const generateToken = (user: User) => {
     const payload = _.pick(user, ['id', 'user_name', 'email_address', 'roles', 'is_owner']);
diff --git a/src/shared/resources/appConfig.ts b/src/shared/resources/appConfig.ts
index 7d395b95..5afd1ce3 100644
--- a/src/shared/resources/appConfig.ts
+++ b/src/shared/resources/appConfig.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,6 @@ export default {
         PUBLIC_CLIENT: env.KEYCLOAK_PUBLIC_CLIENT || 'false',
         SSL_REQUIRED: env.KEYCLOAK_SSL_REQUIRED || 'external',
     },
-    USER_TOKEN_EXPIRY: env.USER_TOKEN_EXPIRY || '1d',
+    USER_TOKEN_EXPIRY: env.USER_TOKEN_EXPIRY || '86400',
     STORAGE_TYPES: env.STORAGE_TYPES || '{"lake_house":true,"realtime_store":true}'
 };