diff --git a/server/config/custom.js b/server/config/custom.js
index 9b3d86ef..8d8043c2 100644
--- a/server/config/custom.js
+++ b/server/config/custom.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module.exports.custom = {
 
   baseUrl: process.env.BASE_URL,
 
-  tokenExpiresIn: process.env.TOKEN_EXPIRES_IN,
+  tokenExpiresIn: parseInt(process.env.TOKEN_EXPIRES_IN, 10) || 365,
 
   userAvatarsPath: path.join(sails.config.paths.public, 'user-avatars'),
   userAvatarsUrl: `${process.env.BASE_URL}/user-avatars`,