---
id: cloud-accounts.why-does-my-google-account-need-re-adding-every-week
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/why-does-my-google-account-need-re-adding-every-week
category: "Cloud accounts"
subcategory: "Custom Google sign-in credentials"
question: "Why does my Google account stop working every seven days?"
alt_questions:
  - "Google Drive sign-in expires weekly Storage Studio"
  - "Have to re-add Google account every week"
  - "Google refresh token expires after 7 days"
  - "Custom credentials sign-in keeps expiring"
  - "Publish App to stop Google sign-out"
short_answer: "Your custom credentials' Google project is in testing mode, and Google expires those sign-ins after seven days. Publish the app on your project's consent screen, then add the account once more and it stays signed in."
tags: ["custom credentials", "google drive", "sign-in expiry"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/how-do-i-create-google-client-id-and-secret", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/do-cloud-accounts-stay-signed-in"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Why does my Google account stop working every seven days?

Because the Google project behind your custom sign-in credentials is in testing mode. Google expires sign-ins made through testing-mode projects after seven days, so the account stops working until you add it again.

To stop it, open the consent screen of your Google Cloud project and click **Publish App**. You're not really publishing anything — nobody else can use your credentials — it just tells Google this isn't a temporary test. The in-app guide's last, optional step covers this. After publishing, remove the account in Storage Studio and add it once more.