diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index b0fb831..38bc43a 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -50,16 +50,17 @@ def serve_layout():
 # Define callbacks for the app
 # ==============================================================
 
-@app.callback(Output('session-id', 'data'),
+@app.callback([Output('session-id', 'data'),
+               Output('url', 'pathname')],
               [Input({'type': 'clear-storage-button', 'index': ALL}, 'n_clicks')])
 def start_new_session(n_clicks):
     trigger = dash.callback_context.triggered[0]
     if not callback_utils.ensure_triggered(trigger):
-        return no_update
+        return no_update, no_update
     else:
         cache = keydb.KeyDB(connection_pool=keydb_pool)
         new_session_id = session_utils.initiate_session(cache, app.logger)
-        return new_session_id
+        return new_session_id, UrlIndex.HOME.value
 
 
 @app.callback([Output('contact-alert-div', 'children'),
diff --git a/components/links.py b/components/links.py
index b7e9cd3..32ca255 100644
--- a/components/links.py
+++ b/components/links.py
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@
 
 
 def StartNewSessionLink():
-    return dbc.NavLink(
-        dbc.Button(
-            "Start new session", block=True, color='danger', id={'type': 'clear-storage-button', 'index': '1'}
-        ), href=UrlIndex.ROOT.value, style={"text-decoration": "none"})
+    return dbc.Button("Start new session", block=True, color='danger',
+                      id={'type': 'clear-storage-button', 'index': '1'})
 
 
 def GitHubLink():
diff --git a/components/modals.py b/components/modals.py
index bc423d2..9ff3e08 100644
--- a/components/modals.py
+++ b/components/modals.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def SessionTimedOutModal():
     return dbc.Modal([
         ModalHeader("Session timed-out"),
         dbc.ModalBody([
-            html.P("""More than 15 minutes have passed since you last interacted with the website and your session has 
+            html.P("""More than 60 minutes have passed since you last interacted with the website and your session has 
             timed-out.""", style={'text-align': "justify"}),
             components.StartNewSessionLink()
         ]),
diff --git a/utils/session_utils.py b/utils/session_utils.py
index a7b102c..e2037de 100644
--- a/utils/session_utils.py
+++ b/utils/session_utils.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def decompress_session(session):
     return session
 
 
-def is_expired_session(session_id, cache, logger, expire_time=900):
+def is_expired_session(session_id, cache, logger, expire_time=3600):
     if not cache.exists(session_id):
         logger.info('Session {} has expired'.format(session_id))
         return True
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def is_expired_session(session_id, cache, logger, expire_time=900):
         return False
 
 
-def initiate_session(cache, logger, expire_time=900):
+def initiate_session(cache, logger, expire_time=3600):
     session_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
     logger.info('New session initiated {}'.format(session_id))
     cache.hset(session_id, cache_utils.CacheKeys.ID.value, compress_data(session_id))