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Wavebox Keeps Signing Me Out of Google! Here's Why (and How to Fix It)

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Wavebox Keeps Signing Me Out of Google! Here's Why (and How to Fix It)

By default, Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) accounts are set to re-authenticate every two weeks. It's Google's standard session policy for Workspace, and it applies to every browser — Wavebox included. Personal @gmail.com accounts aren't on this schedule, so if a personal account keeps signing out it's usually down to changing location or IP (for example, a VPN). Either way, there are easy ways to stay signed in for longer, or to make signing back in almost instant.

Why does Wavebox keep asking me to sign in to Google?

If you keep seeing the "It's time to sign in" prompt for your Google or Gmail account, it's almost always down to one of two things:

  1. Google Workspace session length. By default, Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) accounts are set to require re-authentication every two weeks. This is a Google security policy set by your organisation's admin — and it applies across all browsers, not just Wavebox. You can read about it on the Google Workspace updates blog.
  2. Frequent location or network changes (e.g. using a VPN). If your sessions appear to come from a different country each day, Google may sign you out more often to protect your account from what looks like unusual activity.
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Wavebox uses your logged-in browser session to authenticate you with Google. This data only goes between your Wavebox install on your machine and Google servers — so it can't override Google's session policy. The sign-out is being requested by Google.

Does this affect personal @gmail.com accounts?

No. This two-week sign-out applies specifically to Google Workspace accounts (typically a work or organisation email on a custom domain). If your address ends in @gmail.com, this policy does not apply to you, and you shouldn't be signed out on a schedule. If you are, it's more likely related to VPN/location changes - see below.

How to stay signed in to Google in Wavebox

Option 1: Change the session length (Google Workspace admins)

If you're a Google Workspace administrator, you can change how often users have to re-authenticate by setting the web session length for Google services. This is done in the Google Admin console - see Google's help article on session length.

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Note that this changes the session length for **all** your Google Workspace users across **all** their web sessions, not just Wavebox.

Option 2: Make signing back in almost instant (everyone)

If you're not an admin - or you'd simply rather not change a company-wide policy - the best approach is to make signing back in as fast as possible so the prompt is barely an interruption:

  • Use the built-in Wavebox Password Manager to autofill your credentials in a couple of clicks. Open the ☰ Wavebox Menu (top-right) → Passwords and Autofill → Password Manager.
  • Or install your favourite password manager extension (1Password, Bitwarden, LastPass, etc.) from the Chrome Web Store.
  • Where your organisation allows it, enabling passkeys or biometric sign-in on your Google account makes re-authentication a near-instant tap or glance.

Option 3: Keep your sessions consistent (VPN users)

If you use a VPN and hop between countries, Google may interpret each new location as a potential security risk and sign you out. To reduce this:

  • Try to keep the same VPN region for your Google sessions where possible.
  • If you use Wavebox Spaces with a dedicated proxy, you can route a Space consistently through one location so your account doesn't appear to "jump" between countries.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does Wavebox sign me out of Gmail every two weeks?

Because your Google Workspace account is set to require re-authentication every two weeks by default. It's a Google policy that applies to all browsers. You or your admin can extend the session length, or you can use a password manager to sign back in quickly.


Is Wavebox deleting my Google cookies or login?

No. Wavebox keeps your session on your own machine and doesn't clear it on a schedule. The sign-in prompt comes from Google enforcing its session-length policy.

I'm using a personal Gmail account and still get signed out — why?

The two-week policy only applies to Google Workspace accounts. For personal @gmail.com accounts, repeated sign-outs are usually caused by frequently changing your location or IP address (often via a VPN), which can trigger Google's security checks.

Can I stop the sign-out completely?

,Only a Google Workspace admin can extend or remove the re-authentication requirement, and even then Google may still prompt for security reasons. For most users, the practical fix is to make signing in fast with a password manager or biometrics.