diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 63e3e32..e23a141 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1287,6 +1287,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rocket_dyn_templates",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
+ "time",
  "tokio",
  "uuid",
 ]
@@ -1675,9 +1676,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "time"
-version = "0.3.36"
+version = "0.3.37"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5dfd88e563464686c916c7e46e623e520ddc6d79fa6641390f2e3fa86e83e885"
+checksum = "35e7868883861bd0e56d9ac6efcaaca0d6d5d82a2a7ec8209ff492c07cf37b21"
 dependencies = [
  "deranged",
  "itoa",
@@ -1696,9 +1697,9 @@ checksum = "ef927ca75afb808a4d64dd374f00a2adf8d0fcff8e7b184af886c3c87ec4a3f3"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "time-macros"
-version = "0.2.18"
+version = "0.2.19"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3f252a68540fde3a3877aeea552b832b40ab9a69e318efd078774a01ddee1ccf"
+checksum = "2834e6017e3e5e4b9834939793b282bc03b37a3336245fa820e35e233e2a85de"
 dependencies = [
  "num-conv",
  "time-core",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d0837c0..55522af 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ rocket = { version = "0.5.1", features = ["tls"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.197", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.114"
 tokio = { version = "1.36.0", features = ["full"] }
+time = "0.3.37"
 
 [dependencies.rocket_dyn_templates]
 version = "0.2.0"
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 87fe2f8..c885a7f 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ services:
       - 80:80
     environment:
       - DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres:Password123@postgres/request_mirror_db
+      # Set COOKIE_EXPIRATION in weeks
+      # - COOKIE_EXPIRATION=52
     depends_on:
       postgres:
         condition: service_healthy
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 65fbbd8..22d663e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,38 @@ pub fn establish_connection() -> PgConnection {
         .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("Error connecting to {}", database_url))
 }
 
+/// returns default cookie expiration in weeks
+/// 
+/// This value can be set by modifying an environment variable or setting in the .env file.
+/// 
+/// Example:
+/// 
+/// ```rust,ignore
+/// use request_mirror::establish_connection;
+/// 
+/// let connection = establish_connection();
+/// ```
+pub fn cookie_expiration() -> i64 {
+    
+    let key: &str = "COOKIE_EXPIRATION";
+    let expiration: i64;
+    match env::var(key) {
+        Ok(val) => {
+            match val.parse::<i64>() {
+                Ok(v) => expiration = v,
+                Err(e) => expiration = 52
+            }
+        },
+        Err(_e) => {
+            dotenv().ok();
+
+            expiration = 52;
+        }
+    }
+        
+    expiration
+}
+
 /// Used to create a new client in the database. You need to pass a connection, the ip and client_id
 /// 
 /// Example:
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index c34b5d1..05a083f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use rocket::outcome::Outcome;
 use rocket_dyn_templates::Template;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use rocket::http::{Cookie, CookieJar, Status};
+use time::{Duration, OffsetDateTime};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 use request_mirror::models::*;
 use diesel::prelude::*;
@@ -61,7 +62,14 @@ impl<'r> FromRequest<'r> for RequestInfo {
             let new_uuid = Uuid::new_v4().to_string();
             println!("Creating new cookie");
             
-            req_cookies.add(Cookie::new("mirror-id", new_uuid.clone()));
+            let mut cookie = Cookie::new("mirror-id", new_uuid.clone());
+            let mut now = OffsetDateTime::now_utc();
+            
+            now += Duration::weeks(cookie_expiration()); // Default expiration is 52 weeks
+
+            cookie.set_expires(now);
+            
+            req_cookies.add(cookie);
             
             let address = if req.client_ip().is_some() {
                 req.client_ip().unwrap().to_string()