diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 5d655f9de..c4ff803a5 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class BaseConfig(object):
     UNVERIFIED_USER_THRESHOLD = 2592000  # 30 days
 
     # Flask JWT settings
-    JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRES = timedelta(weeks=1)
+    JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRES = timedelta(minutes=10)
     JWT_REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRES = timedelta(weeks=4)
 
     # Security
diff --git a/tests/test_app_config.py b/tests/test_app_config.py
index c79ad63fe..c16f6e614 100644
--- a/tests/test_app_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_app_config.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def test_app_testing_config(self):
 
         # testing JWT configurations
         self.assertEqual(
-            timedelta(weeks=1), application.config["JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRES"]
+            timedelta(minutes=10), application.config["JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRES"]
         )
         self.assertEqual(
             timedelta(weeks=4), application.config["JWT_REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRES"]
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def test_app_development_config(self):
 
         # testing JWT configurations
         self.assertEqual(
-            timedelta(weeks=1), application.config["JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRES"]
+            timedelta(minutes=10), application.config["JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRES"]
         )
 
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def test_app_development_config(self):
 
         # testing JWT configurations
         self.assertEqual(
-            timedelta(weeks=1), application.config["JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRES"]
+            timedelta(minutes=10), application.config["JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRES"]
         )
 
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def test_app_development_config(self):
 
         # testing JWT configurations
         self.assertEqual(
-            timedelta(weeks=1), application.config["JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRES"]
+            timedelta(minutes=10), application.config["JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRES"]
         )
         self.assertEqual(
             timedelta(weeks=4), application.config["JWT_REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRES"]
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def test_app_production_config(self):
 
         # testing JWT configurations
         self.assertEqual(
-            timedelta(weeks=1), application.config["JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRES"]
+            timedelta(minutes=10), application.config["JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRES"]
         )
         self.assertEqual(
             timedelta(weeks=4), application.config["JWT_REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRES"]