diff --git a/examples/ExampleJWT.java b/examples/ExampleJWT.java
index be7747d8..4f02d2b1 100644
--- a/examples/ExampleJWT.java
+++ b/examples/ExampleJWT.java
@@ -6,13 +6,20 @@
 class ExampleJWT {
   public static void main(String [] args) throws Exception {
     // auth_id, auth_token and endpoint username are mandatory
-    AccessToken acctkn = new AccessToken("MADADADADADADADADADA", "auth_token", "username")
+    AccessToken acctkn0 = new AccessToken("MADADADADADADADADADA", "auth_token", "username")
       .ValidFrom(Date.from(Instant.now()))
       .Lifetime(Duration.ofMillis(300000))
       .AllowIncoming(true)
       .AllowOutgoing(false);
-    System.out.println(acctkn.toJwt());
+    System.out.println(acctkn0.toJwt());
+
+    AccessToken acctkn1 = new AccessToken("MADADADADADADADADADA", "auth_token", "username")
+      .ValidFrom(Date.from(Instant.now()))
+      .ValidTill(Date.from(Instant.now().plusSeconds(300)))
+      .AllowIncoming(true)
+      .AllowOutgoing(false);
+    System.out.println(acctkn1.toJwt());
 
     return;
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/plivo/api/AccessToken.java b/src/main/java/com/plivo/api/AccessToken.java
index b6e14a5a..39ad1ea4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/plivo/api/AccessToken.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/plivo/api/AccessToken.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public class AccessToken {
   private String authToken;
   public String username;
   public Date validFrom;
-  public Duration lifetime = Duration.ofHours(24);
+  public Duration lifetime;
   public Date validTill;
   public HashMap<String, HashMap<String, Object>> grants = new HashMap();
   public String uid;