diff --git a/packages/core/src/service/services/session.service.ts b/packages/core/src/service/services/session.service.ts
index e7afdad8ea..2b374c3e5a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/service/services/session.service.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/service/services/session.service.ts
@@ -107,10 +107,9 @@ export class SessionService implements EntitySubscriberInterface {
      */
     async createAnonymousSession(): Promise<CachedSession> {
         const token = await this.generateSessionToken();
-        const anonymousSessionDurationInMs = ms('1y');
         const session = new AnonymousSession({
             token,
-            expires: this.getExpiryDate(anonymousSessionDurationInMs),
+            expires: this.getExpiryDate(this.sessionDurationInMs),
             invalidated: false,
         });
         // save the new session