diff --git a/src/backend/app/auth/osm.py b/src/backend/app/auth/osm.py
index cb03b8290..8ba814252 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/auth/osm.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/auth/osm.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def create_tokens(jwt_data: dict) -> tuple[str, str]:
 
 def refresh_access_token(payload: dict) -> str:
     """Generate a new access token."""
-    payload["exp"] = int(time.time()) + 60  # Access token valid for 15 minutes
+    payload["exp"] = int(time.time()) + 3600  # Access token valid for 1 hour
 
     return jwt.encode(
         payload,
diff --git a/src/backend/app/projects/project_schemas.py b/src/backend/app/projects/project_schemas.py
index 1b9ea4388..ce11e3030 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/projects/project_schemas.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/projects/project_schemas.py
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ class ProjectBase(BaseModel):
     author: User
     project_info: ProjectInfo
     status: ProjectStatus
+    created: datetime
     # location_str: str
     xform_category: Optional[XLSFormType] = None
     hashtags: Optional[List[str]] = None