diff --git a/tracks/app/views/login/login.rhtml b/tracks/app/views/login/login.rhtml
index a1ec4526..767c07c0 100644
--- a/tracks/app/views/login/login.rhtml
+++ b/tracks/app/views/login/login.rhtml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
       </tr>
       <tr> 
         <td width="100px"><label for="user_noexpiry">Stay logged in:</label></td>
-        <td width="100px"><input type="checkbox" name="user_noexpiry" id="user_noexpiry" /></td>
+        <td width="100px"><input type="checkbox" name="user_noexpiry" id="user_noexpiry" checked  /></td>
       </tr>
       <tr> 
         <td width="100px"></td>