diff --git a/config/environments/development.rb b/config/environments/development.rb
index 765209d1a..084add8e0 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@
     config.action_controller.perform_caching = true
 
     if ENV["REDIS_CACHE_URL"]
-      config.cache_store = :redis_cache_store, { url: ENV.fetch("REDIS_CACHE_URL", nil) }
-      config.session_store(:cache_store, key: "decidim_session")
+      config.cache_store = :redis_cache_store, {
+        url: ENV.fetch("REDIS_CACHE_URL", nil),
+        expires_in: ENV.fetch("REDIS_CACHE_EXPIRES_IN", 60.minutes).to_i
+      }
+      config.session_store(:cache_store, key: "decidim_session", expire_after: Decidim.config.expire_session_after)
     else
       config.cache_store = :memory_store
     end
diff --git a/config/environments/production.rb b/config/environments/production.rb
index 64c4bb6ec..5ca1bf212 100644
--- a/config/environments/production.rb
+++ b/config/environments/production.rb
@@ -51,8 +51,11 @@
 
   # Use a different cache store in production.
   # config.cache_store = :mem_cache_store
-  config.cache_store = :redis_cache_store, { url: ENV.fetch("REDIS_CACHE_URL", nil) }
-  config.session_store(:cache_store, key: "decidim_session")
+  config.cache_store = :redis_cache_store, {
+    url: ENV.fetch("REDIS_CACHE_URL", nil),
+    expires_in: ENV.fetch("REDIS_CACHE_EXPIRES_IN", 60.minutes).to_i
+  }
+  config.session_store(:cache_store, key: "decidim_session", expire_after: Decidim.config.expire_session_after)
 
   # Use a real queuing backend for Active Job (and separate queues per environment)
   # config.active_job.queue_adapter     = :resque