diff --git a/app/auth/auth_handler.py b/app/auth/auth_handler.py
index 402a033..386264c 100644
--- a/app/auth/auth_handler.py
+++ b/app/auth/auth_handler.py
@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@ from decouple import config
 
 JWT_SECRET = config("secret")
 JWT_ALGORITHM = config("algorithm")
-JWT_EXPIRY_TIME = config("jwt_expiry_time", default=300.0, cast=float)
+JWT_EXPIRY_TIME = config("jwt_expiry_time", default=300, cast=int)
 
 
 def signJWT() -> Dict[str, str]:
-    payload = {"user_id": "admin", "expires": time.time() + JWT_EXPIRY_TIME}
+    payload = {
+        "user_id": "admin",
+        "expires": int(round(time.time() * 1000) + JWT_EXPIRY_TIME),
+    }
     token = jwt.encode(payload, JWT_SECRET, algorithm=JWT_ALGORITHM)
     return token_response(token)