diff --git a/src/xapi/views.py b/src/xapi/views.py
index df7935ad24b426bb7dff31254cd82d4b983fdcd9..f66580294027cbb2a35cb443c589b3efe9a3559c 100644
--- a/src/xapi/views.py
+++ b/src/xapi/views.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def shib_connector_resolver_to_pairwaise_id(email, provider):
              print("Result shib_id: {0}".format(shib_id))
          if settings.SHIB_ID_CONNECTOR_CACHE:
              r.set(email,shib_id)
-             r.expires(email,settings.SHIB_ID_CONNECTOR_CACHE_MAX_AGE*60)
+             r.expire(email,settings.SHIB_ID_CONNECTOR_CACHE_MAX_AGE*60)
 
       return shib_id
     return ""