diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cef7ec2e..c766203d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## 1.2.2 - 2022-03-09
+
+- [#34](https://github.com/supabase-community/supabase-auth-helpers/pull/34): fix: update cookie lifetime default from 8h to 7 days.
+
 ## 1.2.1 - 2022-03-09
 
 - [#33](https://github.com/supabase-community/supabase-auth-helpers/pull/33): fix: merge cookieOptions correctly.
diff --git a/src/nextjs/utils/getUser.ts b/src/nextjs/utils/getUser.ts
index 1ca78a24..8c7d34c9 100644
--- a/src/nextjs/utils/getUser.ts
+++ b/src/nextjs/utils/getUser.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
   NextApiResponse
 } from 'next';
 import { User, createClient } from '@supabase/supabase-js';
-import { CookieOptions } from '../types';
+import { CookieOptions, ApiError } from '../types';
 import { setCookies } from '../../shared/utils/cookies';
 import { COOKIE_OPTIONS } from '../../shared/utils/constants';
 import { jwtDecoder } from '../../shared/utils/jwt';
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default async function getUser(
     | GetServerSidePropsContext
     | { req: NextApiRequest; res: NextApiResponse },
   options: GetUserOptions = {}
-): Promise<{ user: User | null; accessToken: string | null }> {
+): Promise<{ user: User | null; accessToken: string | null; error?: string }> {
   try {
     if (
       !process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL ||
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ export default async function getUser(
       return { user: user!, accessToken: access_token };
     }
   } catch (e) {
-    console.log('Error getting user:', e);
-    return { user: null, accessToken: null };
+    const error = e as ApiError;
+    console.log('Error getting user:', error);
+    return { user: null, accessToken: null, error: error.message };
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/shared/utils/constants.ts b/src/shared/utils/constants.ts
index 70a46495..84df4ce1 100644
--- a/src/shared/utils/constants.ts
+++ b/src/shared/utils/constants.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export const COOKIE_OPTIONS = {
   name: 'sb',
-  lifetime: 60 * 60 * 8,
+  lifetime: 7 * 24 * 60 * 60, // 7 days
   domain: '',
   path: '/',
   sameSite: 'lax'