diff --git a/changes/bug4014 b/changes/bug4014
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c20c6c337
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug4014
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+  o Minor features:
+    - Adjust the expiration time on our SSL session certificates to
+      better match SSL certs seen in the wild. Resolves ticket 4014.
diff --git a/src/or/main.c b/src/or/main.c
index bc639dbdd8..289d805503 100644
--- a/src/or/main.c
+++ b/src/or/main.c
@@ -940,15 +940,16 @@ run_scheduled_events(time_t now)
   if (options->UseBridges)
     fetch_bridge_descriptors(options, now);
 
-  /** 1b. Every MAX_SSL_KEY_LIFETIME seconds, we change our TLS context. */
+  /** 1b. Every MAX_SSL_KEY_LIFETIME_INTERNAL seconds, we change our
+   * TLS context. */
   if (!last_rotated_x509_certificate)
     last_rotated_x509_certificate = now;
-  if (last_rotated_x509_certificate+MAX_SSL_KEY_LIFETIME < now) {
+  if (last_rotated_x509_certificate+MAX_SSL_KEY_LIFETIME_INTERNAL < now) {
     log_info(LD_GENERAL,"Rotating tls context.");
     if (tor_tls_context_init(public_server_mode(options),
                              get_tlsclient_identity_key(),
                              is_server ? get_server_identity_key() : NULL,
-                             MAX_SSL_KEY_LIFETIME) < 0) {
+                             MAX_SSL_KEY_LIFETIME_ADVERTISED) < 0) {
       log_warn(LD_BUG, "Error reinitializing TLS context");
       /* XXX is it a bug here, that we just keep going? -RD */
     }
diff --git a/src/or/or.h b/src/or/or.h
index a2f4083752..31deb897c7 100644
--- a/src/or/or.h
+++ b/src/or/or.h
@@ -163,7 +163,9 @@
 /** How often do we rotate onion keys? */
 #define MIN_ONION_KEY_LIFETIME (7*24*60*60)
 /** How often do we rotate TLS contexts? */
-#define MAX_SSL_KEY_LIFETIME (2*60*60)
+#define MAX_SSL_KEY_LIFETIME_INTERNAL (2*60*60)
+/** What expiry time shall we place on our SSL certs? */
+#define MAX_SSL_KEY_LIFETIME_ADVERTISED (365*24*60*60)
 
 /** How old do we allow a router to get before removing it
  * from the router list? In seconds. */
diff --git a/src/or/router.c b/src/or/router.c
index 2165e6ea90..365e888af9 100644
--- a/src/or/router.c
+++ b/src/or/router.c
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ init_keys(void)
     if (tor_tls_context_init(0,
                              get_tlsclient_identity_key(),
                              NULL,
-                             MAX_SSL_KEY_LIFETIME) < 0) {
+                             MAX_SSL_KEY_LIFETIME_ADVERTISED) < 0) {
       log_err(LD_GENERAL,"Error creating TLS context for Tor client.");
       return -1;
     }
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ init_keys(void)
   if (tor_tls_context_init(public_server_mode(options),
                            get_tlsclient_identity_key(),
                            get_server_identity_key(),
-                           MAX_SSL_KEY_LIFETIME) < 0) {
+                           MAX_SSL_KEY_LIFETIME_ADVERTISED) < 0) {
     log_err(LD_GENERAL,"Error initializing TLS context");
     return -1;
   }