diff --git a/magnolia-rest-client/src/main/java/info/magnolia/rest/client/authentication/BearerSecurityScheme.java b/magnolia-rest-client/src/main/java/info/magnolia/rest/client/authentication/BearerSecurityScheme.java
index a1dfda4..87df4c4 100644
--- a/magnolia-rest-client/src/main/java/info/magnolia/rest/client/authentication/BearerSecurityScheme.java
+++ b/magnolia-rest-client/src/main/java/info/magnolia/rest/client/authentication/BearerSecurityScheme.java
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ public class BearerSecurityScheme extends SecurityScheme {
 
     protected void updateExpiry(DocumentContext jsonContent, String expiryJsonPath) {
         if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(expiryJsonPath)) {
-            final String expiryResponse = jsonContent.read(expiryJsonPath, String.class);
-            expiry = Instant.ofEpochMilli(Long.parseLong(expiryResponse));
+            final Long expiryInSeconds = jsonContent.read(expiryJsonPath, Long.class);
+            expiry = Instant.now(getExpiryTimeZone(definition.getExpiryTimeZone())).plusSeconds(expiryInSeconds);
             log.debug("Token will expire on {}", expiry);
         }
     }