diff --git a/roles/anitya/frontend/templates/anitya.cfg b/roles/anitya/frontend/templates/anitya.cfg
index ed8a23db08..3aa6c3f06a 100644
--- a/roles/anitya/frontend/templates/anitya.cfg
+++ b/roles/anitya/frontend/templates/anitya.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Beware that the quotes around the values are mandatory
 
+from datetime import timedelta
+# Set the time after which the session expires
+PERMANENT_SESSION_LIFETIME = timedelta(hours=24)
+
+
 ### Secret key for the Flask application
 SECRET_KEY='{{ anitya_secret_key }}'