diff --git a/src/resources/loginapi.py b/src/resources/loginapi.py
index 0ae75e9..431c1dd 100644
--- a/src/resources/loginapi.py
+++ b/src/resources/loginapi.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ __module_name__ = "loginapi"
 __version__text__ = "1"
 
 import uuid
+from datetime import timedelta
 
 import musicbrainzngs
 from flask import request, current_app, abort
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ class LoginApi(UserStoreResource):
         self.encryptor.store(body)
         token = str(uuid.uuid4())
         flaskred.set(token, userobj['name'].encode('UTF-8'))
-
+        flaskred.expire(token, timedelta(minutes=15))
         return {
                    'token': token
                }, 200