diff --git a/backend/user_management.py b/backend/user_management.py
index 7ccb88b..ca80c1e 100644
--- a/backend/user_management.py
+++ b/backend/user_management.py
@@ -67,6 +67,6 @@ def create_access_token(*, data: dict, expires_delta: Optional[timedelta] = None
     if expires_delta:
         expire = datetime.utcnow() + expires_delta
     else:
-        expire = datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(minutes=15)
+        expire = datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(minutes=60)
     to_encode.update({"exp": expire})
     return jwt.encode(to_encode, SECRET_KEY, algorithm=ALGORITHM)
diff --git a/frontend/app.py b/frontend/app.py
index 7541fa3..e832124 100644
--- a/frontend/app.py
+++ b/frontend/app.py
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 
 assets = Path(__file__).parent / "assets"
 
+st.session_state["login_status_message"] = "" if "login_status_message" not in st.session_state else st.session_state["login_status_message"]
+st.session_state["login_status_level"] = "info" if "login_status_level" not in st.session_state else st.session_state["login_status_level"]
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     st.set_page_config(
diff --git a/frontend/lib/auth.py b/frontend/lib/auth.py
index 2dccb48..b170398 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/auth.py
+++ b/frontend/lib/auth.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+from time import sleep
 from typing import Optional
 from urllib.parse import urljoin
 
@@ -9,7 +10,6 @@
 
 FASTAPI_URL = os.getenv("FASTAPI_URL", "http://localhost:8000/")
 
-
 def auth() -> Optional[str]:
     tab = stx.tab_bar(
         data=[
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ def login_form():
     with st.form("Login"):
         username = st.text_input("Username", key="username")
         password = st.text_input("Password", type="password")
+        if st.session_state["login_status_message"]:
+            getattr(st, st.session_state["login_status_level"])(st.session_state["login_status_message"])
         submit = st.form_submit_button("Log in")
 
         if submit:
@@ -40,7 +42,8 @@ def login_form():
                 session = create_session()
                 session = authenticate_session(session, token)
             else:
-                st.error("Failed authentication")
+                st.session_state["login_status_level"] = "error"
+                st.session_state["login_status_message"] = "Username/password combination not found"
             st.session_state["session"] = session
             st.session_state["email"] = username
             st.rerun()
@@ -50,6 +53,8 @@ def signup_form():
     with st.form("Signup"):
         username = st.text_input("Username", key="username")
         password = st.text_input("Password", type="password")
+        if st.session_state["login_status_message"]:
+            getattr(st, st.session_state["login_status_level"])(st.session_state["login_status_message"])
         submit = st.form_submit_button("Sign up")
 
         if submit:
@@ -59,8 +64,14 @@ def signup_form():
                 token = get_token(username, password)
                 session = create_session()
                 auth_session = authenticate_session(session, token)
+                st.session_state["login_status_level"] = "success"
+                st.session_state["login_status_message"] = "Success! Account created."
+                if st.session_state["login_status_message"]:
+                    getattr(st, st.session_state["login_status_level"])(st.session_state["login_status_message"])
+                sleep(1.5)
             else:
-                st.error("Failed signing up")
+                st.session_state["login_status_level"] = "error"
+                st.session_state["login_status_message"] = "Failed signing up"
             st.session_state["session"] = auth_session
             st.session_state["email"] = username
             st.rerun()
diff --git a/frontend/lib/backend.py b/frontend/lib/backend.py
index 2e4b063..1aea480 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/backend.py
+++ b/frontend/lib/backend.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ def query(verb: str, url: str, **kwargs):
     if response.status_code == 401:
         st.session_state["session"] = None
         st.session_state["email"] = None
+        st.session_state["login_status_level"] = "error"
+        st.session_state["login_status_message"] = "Session expired. Please log in again."
         st.rerun()
 
     return response