diff --git a/internal/cookies/jar.go b/internal/cookies/jar.go
index cd17eee6..d0acb4c4 100644
--- a/internal/cookies/jar.go
+++ b/internal/cookies/jar.go
@@ -40,10 +40,14 @@ type GetterSetter interface {
 	Set(string, string)
 }
 
-func NewCookieJar(getterSetter GetterSetter) (*Jar, error) {
-	pantry := &pantry{gs: getterSetter}
+func NewCookieJar(gs GetterSetter) (*Jar, error) {
+	pantry := &pantry{gs: gs}
 
-	cookies, err := pantry.loadCookies()
+	if err := pantry.discardExpiredCookies(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	cookies, err := pantry.loadFromJSON()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -75,7 +79,7 @@ func (j *Jar) SetCookies(u *url.URL, cookies []*http.Cookie) {
 
 	j.jar.SetCookies(u, cookies)
 
-	if err := j.pantry.persistCookies(u.String(), cookies); err != nil {
+	if err := j.pantry.persistCookies(u.Scheme+"://"+u.Host, cookies); err != nil {
 		logrus.WithError(err).Warn("Failed to persist cookie")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/cookies/jar_test.go b/internal/cookies/jar_test.go
index c26591f8..ed7375ba 100644
--- a/internal/cookies/jar_test.go
+++ b/internal/cookies/jar_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -28,9 +29,9 @@ import (
 
 func TestJarGetSet(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := getTestServer(t, []testCookie{
-		{"TestName1", "TestValue1"},
-		{"TestName2", "TestValue2"},
-		{"TestName3", "TestValue3"},
+		{"TestName1", "TestValue1", 3600},
+		{"TestName2", "TestValue2", 3600},
+		{"TestName3", "TestValue3", 3600},
 	})
 	defer ts.Close()
 
@@ -53,9 +54,9 @@ func TestJarGetSet(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestJarLoad(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := getTestServer(t, []testCookie{
-		{"TestName1", "TestValue1"},
-		{"TestName2", "TestValue2"},
-		{"TestName3", "TestValue3"},
+		{"TestName1", "TestValue1", 3600},
+		{"TestName2", "TestValue2", 3600},
+		{"TestName3", "TestValue3", 3600},
 	})
 	defer ts.Close()
 
@@ -83,8 +84,41 @@ func TestJarLoad(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, getRes.Body.Close())
 }
 
+func TestJarExpiry(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := getTestServer(t, []testCookie{
+		{"TestName1", "TestValue1", 3600},
+		{"TestName2", "TestValue2", 1},
+		{"TestName3", "TestValue3", 3600},
+	})
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	// This will be our "persistent storage" from which the cookie jar should load cookies.
+	gs := make(testGetterSetter)
+
+	// This client saves cookies to persistent storage.
+	oldClient := getClientWithJar(t, gs)
+
+	// Hit a server that sets some cookies.
+	setRes, err := oldClient.Get(ts.URL + "/set")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.FailNow()
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, setRes.Body.Close())
+
+	// Wait until the second cookie expires.
+	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+
+	// Load a client, which will clear out expired cookies.
+	_ = getClientWithJar(t, gs)
+
+	assert.Contains(t, gs["cookies"], "TestName1")
+	assert.NotContains(t, gs["cookies"], "TestName2")
+	assert.Contains(t, gs["cookies"], "TestName3")
+}
+
 type testCookie struct {
 	name, value string
+	maxAge      int
 }
 
 func getClientWithJar(t *testing.T, gs GetterSetter) *http.Client {
@@ -100,8 +134,9 @@ func getTestServer(t *testing.T, wantCookies []testCookie) *httptest.Server {
 	mux.HandleFunc("/set", http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		for _, cookie := range wantCookies {
 			http.SetCookie(w, &http.Cookie{
-				Name:  cookie.name,
-				Value: cookie.value,
+				Name:   cookie.name,
+				Value:  cookie.value,
+				MaxAge: cookie.maxAge,
 			})
 		}
 
diff --git a/internal/cookies/pantry.go b/internal/cookies/pantry.go
index e7215b5c..fbd1b1fa 100644
--- a/internal/cookies/pantry.go
+++ b/internal/cookies/pantry.go
@@ -30,69 +30,56 @@ type pantry struct {
 	gs GetterSetter
 }
 
-func (p *pantry) persistCookies(url string, cookies []*http.Cookie) error {
+func (p *pantry) persistCookies(host string, cookies []*http.Cookie) error {
 	for _, cookie := range cookies {
 		if cookie.MaxAge > 0 {
 			cookie.Expires = time.Now().Add(time.Duration(cookie.MaxAge) * time.Second)
 		}
 	}
 
-	b, err := json.Marshal(cookies)
+	cookiesByHost, err := p.loadFromJSON()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	val, err := p.loadFromJSON()
+	cookiesByHost[host] = cookies
+
+	return p.saveToJSON(cookiesByHost)
+}
+
+func (p *pantry) discardExpiredCookies() error {
+	cookiesByHost, err := p.loadFromJSON()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	val[url] = string(b)
-
-	return p.saveToJSON(val)
-}
-
-func (p *pantry) loadCookies() (map[string][]*http.Cookie, error) {
-	res := make(map[string][]*http.Cookie)
-
-	val, err := p.loadFromJSON()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	for host, cookies := range cookiesByHost {
+		cookiesByHost[host] = discardExpiredCookies(cookies)
 	}
 
-	for url, rawCookies := range val {
-		var cookies []*http.Cookie
-
-		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(rawCookies), &cookies); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		res[url] = cookies
-	}
-
-	return res, nil
+	return p.saveToJSON(cookiesByHost)
 }
 
-type dataStructure map[string]string
+type cookiesByHost map[string][]*http.Cookie
 
-func (p *pantry) loadFromJSON() (dataStructure, error) {
+func (p *pantry) loadFromJSON() (cookiesByHost, error) {
 	b := p.gs.Get(preferences.CookiesKey)
 
 	if b == "" {
-		return make(dataStructure), nil
+		return make(cookiesByHost), nil
 	}
 
-	var val dataStructure
+	var cookies cookiesByHost
 
-	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(b), &val); err != nil {
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(b), &cookies); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return val, nil
+	return cookies, nil
 }
 
-func (p *pantry) saveToJSON(val dataStructure) error {
-	b, err := json.Marshal(val)
+func (p *pantry) saveToJSON(cookies cookiesByHost) error {
+	b, err := json.Marshal(cookies)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -101,3 +88,13 @@ func (p *pantry) saveToJSON(val dataStructure) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func discardExpiredCookies(cookies []*http.Cookie) (validCookies []*http.Cookie) {
+	for _, cookie := range cookies {
+		if cookie.Expires.After(time.Now()) {
+			validCookies = append(validCookies, cookie)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return
+}