diff --git a/src/Cookie.php b/src/Cookie.php
index b70effa..183718f 100644
--- a/src/Cookie.php
+++ b/src/Cookie.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ namespace Storage;
 class Cookie {
 
     public array $options = [
-        'expires'  => 0,
+        'expires'  => (60*60*8), # Default to 8 hours now
         'path'     => null,
         'domain'   => null,
         'secure'   => false,
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class Cookie {
 
         $key = $this->normalizeKey($key);
 
-        $expires = ! $expires ? 0 : time() + (int) $expires;
+        $expires = ! $expires ? 0 : (time() + $expires);
 
         $_COOKIE[$key] = $value;