diff --git a/modules/api/api.js b/modules/api/api.js
index 7381bce..5c9d42b 100644
--- a/modules/api/api.js
+++ b/modules/api/api.js
@@ -391,9 +391,11 @@ function GetApp () {
       // TODO: cookie age
       res.cookie('sessionID', sessionID, {
         domain: '.frylabs.net', // TODO: use url. url: "https://api.frylabs.net"
+        expires: new Date(new Date().getTime() + (10 * 365 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)),
         sameSite: 'none'
       })
       res.cookie('sessionID', sessionID, {
+        expires: new Date(new Date().getTime() + (10 * 365 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)),
         sameSite: 'none'
       })
 
@@ -586,16 +588,16 @@ function GetApp () {
 
     // automatically saves to dataFile every n write
     // FIXME: req.body.datatoadd is for backwards compatibility, remove this sometime in the future
-    let result = actions.ProcessIncomingRequest(
+    actions.ProcessIncomingRequest(
       req.body.datatoadd || req.body,
       data,
       { motd, version },
       dryRun
-    )
-
-    res.json({
-      success: result !== -1,
-      newQuestions: result
+    ).then((res) => {
+      res.json({
+        success: res !== -1,
+        newQuestions: res
+      })
     })
   })