diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 1110acc..932b88a 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ static char *stylefile      = ".surf/style.css";
 static char *scriptfile     = ".surf/script.js";
 static char *cookiefile     = ".surf/cookies.txt";
 static char *dldir          = ".surf/dl/";
-static time_t sessiontime   = 0;
+static time_t sessiontime   = 3600;
 #define NOBACKGROUND 0
 
 #define SETPROP(p)       { .v = (char *[]){ "/bin/sh", "-c", \