diff --git a/ssoauth/checks.py b/ssoauth/checks.py
index 991d90c5e08026b39ab7e2db908507ac97213db4..d89ecf5feadd3ca7fc0a814212da5081e1b23226 100644
--- a/ssoauth/checks.py
+++ b/ssoauth/checks.py
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ def auth_urls_configured(app_configs, **kwargs):
 @register(Tags.security)
 def session_lifetime(app_configs, **kwargs):
     errors = list()
+    if conf.settings.SESSION_EXPIRE_AT_BROWSER_CLOSE:
+        return errors
     max_wanted = 60 * 60  # seconds
     if conf.settings.SESSION_COOKIE_AGE > max_wanted:
         errors.append(Error(