diff --git a/packages/auth/server/lib/session/session-cookies.ts b/packages/auth/server/lib/session/session-cookies.ts
index cf2dea247..39ed9f45c 100644
--- a/packages/auth/server/lib/session/session-cookies.ts
+++ b/packages/auth/server/lib/session/session-cookies.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export const sessionCookieOptions = {
   sameSite: useSecureCookies ? 'none' : 'lax',
   secure: useSecureCookies,
   domain: getCookieDomain(),
-  expires: new Date(Date.now() + AUTH_SESSION_LIFETIME),
 } as const;
 
 export const extractSessionCookieFromHeaders = (headers: Headers): string | null => {
@@ -56,7 +55,10 @@ export const getSessionCookie = async (c: Context): Promise<string | null> => {
  * @param sessionToken - The session token to set.
  */
 export const setSessionCookie = async (c: Context, sessionToken: string) => {
-  await setSignedCookie(c, sessionCookieName, sessionToken, getAuthSecret(), sessionCookieOptions).catch((err) => {
+  await setSignedCookie(c, sessionCookieName, sessionToken, getAuthSecret(), {
+    ...sessionCookieOptions,
+    expires: new Date(Date.now() + AUTH_SESSION_LIFETIME),
+  }).catch((err) => {
     appLog('SetSessionCookie', `Error setting signed cookie: ${err}`);
 
     throw err;