diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index efcd679ed49633bc0112a4ef5d20efa9cac6abdd..dff9de9ea48e9a89f5fb50eca564e9e187051ccd 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ ErrorDocument 500 /error.php
    php_value magic_quotes_sybase     0
    php_value arg_separator.output    "&"
    php_value session.cache_expire    200000
+   php_value session.gc_maxlifetime  200000
    php_value session.cookie_lifetime 2000000
    php_value session.auto_start      0
    php_value session.save_handler    user