diff --git a/ui/src/permission.js b/ui/src/permission.js
index 04e092596c0..3216a4d32b0 100644
--- a/ui/src/permission.js
+++ b/ui/src/permission.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 // specific language governing permissions and limitations
 // under the License.
 
+import Cookies from 'js-cookie'
 import Vue from 'vue'
 import router from './router'
 import store from './store'
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ router.beforeEach((to, from, next) => {
   // start progress bar
   NProgress.start()
   to.meta && (typeof to.meta.title !== 'undefined' && setDocumentTitle(`${to.meta.title} - ${domTitle}`))
+  const sessionKeyCookie = Cookies.get('sessionkey')
+  if (sessionKeyCookie && !Vue.ls.get(ACCESS_TOKEN)) {
+    Vue.ls.set(ACCESS_TOKEN, sessionKeyCookie, 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)
+  }
   if (Vue.ls.get(ACCESS_TOKEN)) {
     if (to.path === '/user/login') {
       next({ path: '/dashboard' })
diff --git a/ui/src/store/modules/user.js b/ui/src/store/modules/user.js
index be0e9636fd2..b2482a482c8 100644
--- a/ui/src/store/modules/user.js
+++ b/ui/src/store/modules/user.js
@@ -85,17 +85,17 @@ const user = {
         login(userInfo).then(response => {
           const result = response.loginresponse || {}
 
-          Cookies.set('account', result.account)
-          Cookies.set('domainid', result.domainid)
-          Cookies.set('role', result.type)
-          Cookies.set('sessionkey', result.sessionkey)
-          Cookies.set('timezone', result.timezone)
-          Cookies.set('timezoneoffset', result.timezoneoffset)
-          Cookies.set('userfullname', result.firstname + ' ' + result.lastname)
-          Cookies.set('userid', result.userid)
-          Cookies.set('username', result.username)
+          Cookies.set('account', result.account, { expires: 1 })
+          Cookies.set('domainid', result.domainid, { expires: 1 })
+          Cookies.set('role', result.type, { expires: 1 })
+          Cookies.set('sessionkey', result.sessionkey, { expires: 1 })
+          Cookies.set('timezone', result.timezone, { expires: 1 })
+          Cookies.set('timezoneoffset', result.timezoneoffset, { expires: 1 })
+          Cookies.set('userfullname', result.firstname + ' ' + result.lastname, { expires: 1 })
+          Cookies.set('userid', result.userid, { expires: 1 })
+          Cookies.set('username', result.username, { expires: 1 })
 
-          Vue.ls.set(ACCESS_TOKEN, result.sessionkey, 60 * 60 * 1000)
+          Vue.ls.set(ACCESS_TOKEN, result.sessionkey, 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)
           commit('SET_TOKEN', result.sessionkey)
           commit('SET_PROJECT', {})
           commit('SET_ASYNC_JOB_IDS', [])