diff --git a/actix-redis/CHANGES.md b/actix-redis/CHANGES.md
index 19dd99218..065dd7581 100644
--- a/actix-redis/CHANGES.md
+++ b/actix-redis/CHANGES.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 * Added `cookie_http_only` functionality to RedisSession builder, setting this
   to false allows JavaScript to access cookies. Defaults to true.
 
+* Changed type of parameter of ttl method to u32.
+
 ## [0.9.0-alpha.1]
 
 * Update `actix` to 0.10.0-alpha.2
diff --git a/actix-redis/src/session.rs b/actix-redis/src/session.rs
index 1230109e4..394370aa3 100644
--- a/actix-redis/src/session.rs
+++ b/actix-redis/src/session.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl RedisSession {
     }
 
     /// Set time to live in seconds for session value
-    pub fn ttl(mut self, ttl: u16) -> Self {
+    pub fn ttl(mut self, ttl: u32) -> Self {
         Rc::get_mut(&mut self.0).unwrap().ttl = format!("{}", ttl);
         self
     }