diff --git a/app/Core/Session/SessionHandler.php b/app/Core/Session/SessionHandler.php
index 66c4aa0cb..5e736c299 100644
--- a/app/Core/Session/SessionHandler.php
+++ b/app/Core/Session/SessionHandler.php
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@ class SessionHandler implements SessionHandlerInterface
     #[\ReturnTypeWillChange]
     public function write($sessionID, $data)
     {
-        $lifetime = time() + (ini_get('session.gc_maxlifetime') ?: 1440);
+        if (SESSION_DURATION > 0) {
+            $lifetime = time() + SESSION_DURATION;
+        } else {
+            $lifetime = time() + (ini_get('session.gc_maxlifetime') ?: 1440);
+        }
 
         $this->db->startTransaction();