diff --git a/backend/config/passportConfig.js b/backend/config/passportConfig.js
index 842f50ca..b4a92d19 100644
--- a/backend/config/passportConfig.js
+++ b/backend/config/passportConfig.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ passport.use(
             try {
                 const user = await User.findOne( {email} );
                 if (!user) {
-                    return done(null, false, { message: 'Email is invalid '});
+                    return done(null, false, { message: 'Email is invalid ' });
                 }
 
                 const isMatch = await user.comparePassword(password);
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ passport.use(
                 }
 
                 return done(null, {
-                    id : user._id.toString(),
+                    id: user._id.toString(),
                     username: user.username,
                     email: user.email
                 });
diff --git a/backend/server.js b/backend/server.js
index 48d6ccfb..b73d5446 100644
--- a/backend/server.js
+++ b/backend/server.js
@@ -28,10 +28,16 @@ app.use(cors({
 
 // Middleware
 app.use(bodyParser.json());
+
 app.use(session({
     secret: process.env.SESSION_SECRET,
     resave: false,
     saveUninitialized: false,
+    cookie: {
+        maxAge: 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
+        secure: process.env.NODE_ENV === "production",
+        sameSite: process.env.NODE_ENV === "production" ? "none" : "lax"
+    }
 }));
 app.use(passport.initialize());
 app.use(passport.session());