diff --git a/config/initializers/session_store.rb b/config/initializers/session_store.rb
index d7c5432da76553e310ab3ae7dcdc9ac827a8c425..eb534625e334a1a3e04a1cdd6b2072b82db74f57 100644
--- a/config/initializers/session_store.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/session_store.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ include Gitlab::CurrentSettings
 begin
   Settings.gitlab['session_expire_delay'] = current_application_settings.session_expire_delay
 rescue
+  Settings.gitlab['session_expire_delay'] ||= 10080
 end
 
 unless Rails.env.test?