diff --git a/config/initializers/session_store.rb b/config/initializers/session_store.rb
index eb534625e334a1a3e04a1cdd6b2072b82db74f57..f30178ff7117aab5f1cb4446ac7778d609b8e10a 100644
--- a/config/initializers/session_store.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/session_store.rb
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 require 'gitlab/current_settings'
 include Gitlab::CurrentSettings
 
-# allow it to fail: it may to do so when create_from_defaults is executed before migrations are actually done
+# allow it to fail: it may do so when create_from_defaults is executed before migrations are actually done
 begin
-  Settings.gitlab['session_expire_delay'] = current_application_settings.session_expire_delay
+  Settings.gitlab['session_expire_delay'] = current_application_settings.session_expire_delay || 10080
 rescue
   Settings.gitlab['session_expire_delay'] ||= 10080
 end