diff --git a/src/lib/session.js b/src/lib/session.js
index 8094ab3f1..22490a010 100644
--- a/src/lib/session.js
+++ b/src/lib/session.js
@@ -64,6 +64,6 @@ module.exports.requestSessionWithRetry = (resolve, reject, retriesLeft, totalDel
     });
 };
 
-module.exports.requestSessionOnce = (resolve, reject) => (
+module.exports.requestSession = (resolve, reject) => (
     module.exports.requestSessionWithRetry(resolve, reject, 0, 0)
 );
diff --git a/src/redux/session.js b/src/redux/session.js
index c2dffa1da..a0d951a07 100644
--- a/src/redux/session.js
+++ b/src/redux/session.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const keyMirror = require('keymirror');
 const defaults = require('lodash.defaults');
 
-const sessionLib = require('../lib/session');
+const {requestSession, requestSessionWithRetry} = require('../lib/session');
 const messageCountActions = require('./message-count.js');
 const permissionsActions = require('./permissions.js');
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ const handleSessionResponse = (dispatch, body) => {
 module.exports.refreshSession = () => (dispatch => {
     dispatch(module.exports.setStatus(module.exports.Status.FETCHING));
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => (
-        sessionLib.requestSessionOnce(resolve, reject).then(body => {
+        requestSession(resolve, reject).then(body => {
             handleSessionResponse(dispatch, body);
         }, err => {
             dispatch(module.exports.setSessionError(err));
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ module.exports.refreshSession = () => (dispatch => {
 module.exports.refreshSessionWithRetry = () => (dispatch => {
     dispatch(module.exports.setStatus(module.exports.Status.FETCHING));
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => (
-        sessionLib.requestSessionWithRetry(4, resolve, reject)
+        requestSessionWithRetry(resolve, reject, 4, 7500)
     )).then(body => {
         handleSessionResponse(dispatch, body);
     }, err => {
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/session.test.js b/test/unit/lib/session.test.js
index 3b1bbe7a2..324cf6f1f 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/session.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/lib/session.test.js
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ describe('session library', () => {
         jest.clearAllMocks();
     });
 
-    test('requestSessionOnce can call api 1 time, when session found', done => {
+    test('requestSession can call api 1 time, when session found', done => {
         whichMockAPIRequest = sessionYesUser;
         new Promise((resolve, reject) => { // eslint-disable-line no-undef
-            sessionLib.requestSessionOnce(resolve, reject);
+            sessionLib.requestSession(resolve, reject);
         }).then(body => {
             expect(sessionYesUser).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
             expect(body).toEqual({user: {username: 'test_username'}});
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ describe('session library', () => {
         });
     });
 
-    test('requestSessionOnce can call api 1 time, when session not found', done => {
+    test('requestSession can call api 1 time, when session not found', done => {
         whichMockAPIRequest = sessionNoUser;
         new Promise((resolve, reject) => { // eslint-disable-line no-undef
-            sessionLib.requestSessionOnce(resolve, reject);
+            sessionLib.requestSession(resolve, reject);
         }).then(body => {
             expect(sessionNoUser).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
             expect(body).toEqual({});