diff --git a/app/internal/auth/authentication.py b/app/internal/auth/authentication.py
index 73f57a4..f339081 100644
--- a/app/internal/auth/authentication.py
+++ b/app/internal/auth/authentication.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from math import inf
 import time
 from typing import Annotated, Optional
 
@@ -154,9 +155,8 @@ class ABRAuth:
         request: Request,
         session: Session,
     ) -> User:
-        if exp := request.session.get("exp"):
-            if exp < time.time():
-                raise RequiresLoginException()
+        if request.session.get("exp", inf) < time.time():
+            raise RequiresLoginException()
         return await self._get_session_auth(request, session)
 
     async def _get_none_auth(self, session: Session) -> User:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ae01a25..99260ff 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.pyright]
 include = ["**/*.py"]
-exclude = ["**/__pycache__", "**/.venv"]
+exclude = ["**/__pycache__", "**/.venv", "**/.direnv"]
 ignore = []
 
 typeCheckingMode = "strict"