diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 5c0a0b8abc..426af4ff88 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ SESSION_LIFETIME=12000
 EXPIRE_ON_CLOSE=false
 ENCRYPT=false
 COOKIE_NAME=snipeit_session
+PASSPORT_COOKIE_NAME='snipeit_passport_token'
 COOKIE_DOMAIN=null
 SECURE_COOKIES=false
 API_TOKEN_EXPIRATION_YEARS=15
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/EncryptCookies.php b/app/Http/Middleware/EncryptCookies.php
index 5f4c62723a..0d5b37de77 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/EncryptCookies.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/EncryptCookies.php
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ class EncryptCookies extends BaseEncrypter
      *
      * @var bool
      */
-    protected static $serialize = true;
+    protected static $serialize = false;
 }
diff --git a/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
index e17d667845..a69a6cadf0 100644
--- a/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ class AuthServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
         ]);
 
         $this->registerPolicies();
-        //Passport::routes(); //this is no longer required in newer passport versions
         Passport::tokensExpireIn(Carbon::now()->addYears(config('passport.expiration_years')));
         Passport::refreshTokensExpireIn(Carbon::now()->addYears(config('passport.expiration_years')));
         Passport::personalAccessTokensExpireIn(Carbon::now()->addYears(config('passport.expiration_years')));
-        Passport::withCookieSerialization();
+
+        Passport::cookie(config('passport.cookie_name'));
 
 
         /**
diff --git a/config/passport.php b/config/passport.php
index d410cfe20e..8de731b49a 100644
--- a/config/passport.php
+++ b/config/passport.php
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ return [
     'private_key' => env('PASSPORT_PRIVATE_KEY'),
     'public_key' => env('PASSPORT_PUBLIC_KEY'),
     'expiration_years' => env('API_TOKEN_EXPIRATION_YEARS', 20),
+    'cookie_name' => env('PASSPORT_COOKIE_NAME', 'snipeit_passport_token'),
 ];