diff --git a/app/controllers/api/projects.php b/app/controllers/api/projects.php
index 65cfef04ac..d1dfea7245 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/projects.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/projects.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ App::post('/v1/projects')
         }
 
         $auth = Config::getParam('auth', []);
-        $auths = ['limit' => 0];
+        $auths = ['limit' => 0, 'duration' => Auth::TOKEN_EXPIRATION_LOGIN_LONG];
         foreach ($auth as $index => $method) {
             $auths[$method['key'] ?? ''] = true;
         }
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ App::patch('/v1/projects/:projectId/auth/duration')
     ->label('sdk.response.type', Response::CONTENT_TYPE_JSON)
     ->label('sdk.response.model', Response::MODEL_PROJECT)
     ->param('projectId', '', new UID(), 'Project unique ID.')
-    ->param('duration', 525600, new Range(0, 525600), 'Project session length in minutes. Max length: 525600 minutes.')
+    ->param('duration', 31536000, new Range(0, 31536000), 'Project session length in seconds. Max length: 31536000 seconds.')
     ->inject('response')
     ->inject('dbForConsole')
     ->action(function (string $projectId, int $duration, Response $response, Database $dbForConsole) {
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ App::patch('/v1/projects/:projectId/auth/duration')
         }
 
         $auths = $project->getAttribute('auths', []);
-        $auths['duration'] = $duration * 60;
+        $auths['duration'] = $duration;
 
         $dbForConsole->updateDocument('projects', $project->getId(), $project
             ->setAttribute('auths', $auths));
diff --git a/src/Appwrite/Utopia/Response/Model/Project.php b/src/Appwrite/Utopia/Response/Model/Project.php
index a8b556193e..42f360d6ab 100644
--- a/src/Appwrite/Utopia/Response/Model/Project.php
+++ b/src/Appwrite/Utopia/Response/Model/Project.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Appwrite\Utopia\Response\Model;
 
+use Appwrite\Auth\Auth;
 use Appwrite\Utopia\Response;
 use Appwrite\Utopia\Response\Model;
 use Utopia\Config\Config;
@@ -102,10 +103,10 @@ class Project extends Model
                 'example' => '131102020',
             ])
             ->addRule('authDuration', [
-                'type' => self::TYPE_STRING,
+                'type' => self::TYPE_INTEGER,
                 'description' => 'Session duration in seconds.',
-                'default' => '',
-                'example' => '30',
+                'default' => Auth::TOKEN_EXPIRATION_LOGIN_LONG,
+                'example' => 60,
             ])
             ->addRule('authLimit', [
                 'type' => self::TYPE_INTEGER,
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ class Project extends Model
         $auth = Config::getParam('auth', []);
 
         $document->setAttribute('authLimit', $authValues['limit'] ?? 0);
-        $document->setAttribute('authDuration', $authValues['duration'] ?? 0);
+        $document->setAttribute('authDuration', $authValues['duration'] ?? Auth::TOKEN_EXPIRATION_LOGIN_LONG);
 
         foreach ($auth as $index => $method) {
             $key = $method['key'];
diff --git a/tests/e2e/Services/Projects/ProjectsConsoleClientTest.php b/tests/e2e/Services/Projects/ProjectsConsoleClientTest.php
index a9bfaa9650..cd9f032d62 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/Services/Projects/ProjectsConsoleClientTest.php
+++ b/tests/e2e/Services/Projects/ProjectsConsoleClientTest.php
@@ -417,6 +417,15 @@ class ProjectsConsoleClientTest extends Scope
     {
         $id = $data['projectId'];
 
+        // Check defaults
+        $response = $this->client->call(Client::METHOD_GET, '/projects/' . $id, array_merge([
+            'content-type' => 'application/json',
+            'x-appwrite-project' => 'console',
+        ], $this->getHeaders()));
+
+        $this->assertEquals(200, $response['headers']['status-code']);
+        $this->assertEquals(Auth::TOKEN_EXPIRATION_LOGIN_LONG, $response['body']['authDuration']); // 1 Year
+
         /**
          * Test for SUCCESS
          */
@@ -425,7 +434,7 @@ class ProjectsConsoleClientTest extends Scope
             'content-type' => 'application/json',
             'x-appwrite-project' => $this->getProject()['$id'],
         ], $this->getHeaders()), [
-            'duration' => '1', // Set session duration to 2 minutes
+            'duration' => 60, // Set session duration to 2 minutes
         ]);
 
         $this->assertEquals(200, $response['headers']['status-code']);
@@ -475,8 +484,21 @@ class ProjectsConsoleClientTest extends Scope
 
         $this->assertEquals(200, $response['headers']['status-code']);
 
+        // Check session doesn't expire too soon.
+
+        sleep(30);
+
+        // Get User
+        $response = $this->client->call(Client::METHOD_GET, '/account', array_merge([
+            'content-type' => 'application/json',
+            'x-appwrite-project' => $projectId,
+            'Cookie' => $sessionCookie,
+        ]));
+
+        $this->assertEquals(200, $response['headers']['status-code']);
+
         // Wait just over a minute
-        sleep(65);
+        sleep(35);
 
         // Get User
         $response = $this->client->call(Client::METHOD_GET, '/account', array_merge([
@@ -492,7 +514,7 @@ class ProjectsConsoleClientTest extends Scope
             'content-type' => 'application/json',
             'x-appwrite-project' => $this->getProject()['$id'],
         ], $this->getHeaders()), [
-            'duration' => 525600,
+            'duration' => Auth::TOKEN_EXPIRATION_LOGIN_LONG,
         ]);
 
         $this->assertEquals(200, $response['headers']['status-code']);
@@ -505,7 +527,7 @@ class ProjectsConsoleClientTest extends Scope
         ], $this->getHeaders()));
 
         $this->assertEquals(200, $response['headers']['status-code']);
-        $this->assertEquals(31536000, $response['body']['authDuration']); // 1 Year
+        $this->assertEquals(Auth::TOKEN_EXPIRATION_LOGIN_LONG, $response['body']['authDuration']); // 1 Year
 
         return ['projectId' => $projectId];
     }