diff --git a/backend/.env.template b/backend/.env.template
index 2d2374698..5858a5d1e 100644
--- a/backend/.env.template
+++ b/backend/.env.template
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ SMTP_USERNAME=
 SMTP_PASSWORD=
 
 JWT_SECRET="b/&&7b78BF&fv/Vd"
+JWT_EXPIRES="2y"
 MAPBOX_TOKEN="pk.eyJ1IjoiYnVzZmFrdG9yIiwiYSI6ImNraDNiM3JxcDBhaWQydG1uczhpZWtpOW4ifQ.7TNRTO-o9aK1Y6MyW_Nd4g"
 
 PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE="a7dsf78sadg87ad87sfagsadg78"
diff --git a/backend/src/config/index.js b/backend/src/config/index.js
index b7d500b8b..178010508 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/index.js
+++ b/backend/src/config/index.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const required = {
 const server = {
   CLIENT_URI: env.CLIENT_URI || 'http://localhost:3000',
   GRAPHQL_URI: env.GRAPHQL_URI || 'http://localhost:4000',
+  JWT_EXPIRES: env.JWT_EXPIRES || '2y',
 }
 
 const smtp = {
diff --git a/backend/src/jwt/encode.js b/backend/src/jwt/encode.js
index 50e439474..baeb62d3d 100644
--- a/backend/src/jwt/encode.js
+++ b/backend/src/jwt/encode.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import CONFIG from './../config'
 export default function encode(user) {
   const { id, name, slug } = user
   const token = jwt.sign({ id, name, slug }, CONFIG.JWT_SECRET, {
-    expiresIn: '2y',
+    expiresIn: CONFIG.JWT_EXPIRES,
     issuer: CONFIG.GRAPHQL_URI,
     audience: CONFIG.CLIENT_URI,
     subject: user.id.toString(),