diff --git a/src/internal/utils.gleam b/src/internal/utils.gleam
index 3911153..0be6429 100644
--- a/src/internal/utils.gleam
+++ b/src/internal/utils.gleam
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import gleam/bool
 import gleam/crypto
 import gleam/http/request
 import gleam/list
+import gleam/order
 import gleam/result
 import gleam/string
 import wisp
@@ -76,6 +77,14 @@ fn seconds_from_now(time: #(#(Int, Int, Int), #(Int, Int, Int))) {
 /// Get session Id from cookie
 pub fn get_session_id(cookie_name: String, req: wisp.Request) {
   wisp.get_cookie(req, cookie_name, wisp.Signed)
-  |> result.replace_error(session.NoSessionCookieError)
+  |> result.replace_error(session.NoSessionError)
   |> result.map(session.id_from_string)
 }
+
+pub fn is_session_expired(session: session.Session) {
+  let expiry = birl.from_erlang_universal_datetime(session.expires_at)
+  case birl.compare(birl.now(), expiry) {
+    order.Gt -> True
+    _ -> False
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/wisp_kv_sessions.gleam b/src/wisp_kv_sessions.gleam
index e0ed2e3..750071a 100644
--- a/src/wisp_kv_sessions.gleam
+++ b/src/wisp_kv_sessions.gleam
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@ pub fn get_session(config: session_config.Config, req: wisp.Request) {
   use session_id <- result.try(utils.get_session_id(config.cookie_name, req))
   use maybe_session <- result.try(config.store.get_session(session_id))
   case maybe_session {
-    option.Some(session) -> Ok(session)
+    option.Some(session) -> {
+      case utils.is_session_expired(session) {
+        True -> Error(session.SessionExpiredError)
+        False -> Ok(session)
+      }
+    }
     option.None ->
       session.builder()
       |> session.with_id(session_id)
diff --git a/src/wisp_kv_sessions/session.gleam b/src/wisp_kv_sessions/session.gleam
index 0cbc225..6c1e3d1 100644
--- a/src/wisp_kv_sessions/session.gleam
+++ b/src/wisp_kv_sessions/session.gleam
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ pub type SessionError {
   DbErrorGetError(String)
   DbErrorDeleteError(String)
   DeserializeError(String)
-  NoSessionCookieError
+  SessionExpiredError
+  NoSessionError
 }
 
 // Session id
diff --git a/test/wisp_kv_sessions_test.gleam b/test/wisp_kv_sessions_test.gleam
index e35d937..fe4929e 100644
--- a/test/wisp_kv_sessions_test.gleam
+++ b/test/wisp_kv_sessions_test.gleam
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub fn return_an_error_if_no_session_cookie_exist_test() {
     test_obj_to_json,
   )
   |> should.be_error
-  |> should.equal(session.NoSessionCookieError)
+  |> should.equal(session.NoSessionError)
 }
 
 pub fn set_a_value_in_the_session_test() {
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ pub fn creating_a_session_test() {
       cookie_name: "SESSION_COOKIE",
       store: memory_store,
     )
+
   let req =
     testing.get("/", [])
     |> testing.set_cookie("SESSION_COOKIE", "TEST_SESSION_ID", wisp.Signed)
@@ -193,6 +194,30 @@ pub fn replace_session_test() {
   |> should.be_none
 }
 
+pub fn dont_get_expired_session_test() {
+  use #(session_config, memory_store, _) <- result.map(test_session_config())
+
+  let assert Ok(past_date) = birl.parse("1905-12-22 16:38:23-3")
+
+  let expired_session =
+    session.builder()
+    |> session.with_expires_at(past_date)
+    |> session.build
+
+  let assert Ok(_) = memory_store.save_session(expired_session)
+
+  let req =
+    testing.get("/", [])
+    |> testing.set_cookie(
+      "SESSION_COOKIE",
+      session.id_to_string(expired_session.id),
+      wisp.Signed,
+    )
+
+  sessions.get_session(session_config, req)
+  |> should.be_error
+}
+
 pub fn inject_a_cookie_in_a_request_test() {
   use #(session_config, _, _) <- result.map(test_session_config())