diff --git a/metabase/README.md b/metabase/README.md
index b22e49f..09f533a 100644
--- a/metabase/README.md
+++ b/metabase/README.md
@@ -3,4 +3,7 @@ metabase
 
 [Metabase][1] is the easy, open source way for everyone in your company to ask questions and learn from data.
 
+[Using the REST API][2]
+
 [1]: https://www.metabase.com
+[2]: https://github.com/metabase/metabase/wiki/Using-the-REST-API
diff --git a/metabase/docker-compose.yml b/metabase/docker-compose.yml
index eb5503a..ad41a9d 100644
--- a/metabase/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/metabase/docker-compose.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ services:
       - MB_DB_PORT=5432
       - MB_DB_USER=root
       - MB_DB_PASS=root
+      - MAX_SESSION_AGE=20160 # value is in minutes (14 days by default)
       - JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS=-Xmx6g
       # JAVA_OPTS=-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=1099
       #           -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.rmi.port=1099