diff --git a/docker/backend/src/mw/auth.cr b/docker/backend/src/mw/auth.cr
index 5da55e4..3906438 100644
--- a/docker/backend/src/mw/auth.cr
+++ b/docker/backend/src/mw/auth.cr
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module MW
       JWT.encode(payload.to_h, ENV_REQUESTER["BACKEND_JWT_SECRET"], JWT::Algorithm::HS256)
     end
 
-    def create_user_jwt(user_id : Int, expiration : Int = (Time.utc + Time::Span.new(days: 1)).to_unix) : String
+    def create_user_jwt(user_id : Int, expiration : Int = (Time.utc + Time::Span.new(hours: 6)).to_unix) : String
       create_jwt({user_id: user_id}, expiration)
     end