diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 6adbb1e0..9c23a5c8 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ CKAN_REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379/1
 CKAN_DATAPUSHER_URL=http://datapusher:8800
 CKAN__DATAPUSHER__CALLBACK_URL_BASE=http://ckan:5000
 
+# If the "expire_api_token" plugin is enabled we need to define
+# "expires_in" and "unit" parameters
+DATAPUSHER_TOKEN_EXPIRES_IN=
+DATAPUSHER_TOKEN_EXPIRES_UNIT=
+# example for 1 year
+# DATAPUSHER_TOKEN_EXPIRES_IN=365
+# unit=1:Second;unit=2:Minute;unit=3:Hour;unit=4:Day
+# DATAPUSHER_TOKEN_EXPIRES_UNIT=4
+
 TEST_CKAN_SOLR_URL=http://solr:8983/solr/ckan
 TEST_CKAN_REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379/1
 
diff --git a/ckan-base/2.10/Dockerfile b/ckan-base/2.10/Dockerfile
index aa753543..8f5ff255 100644
--- a/ckan-base/2.10/Dockerfile
+++ b/ckan-base/2.10/Dockerfile
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ ENV CKAN__PLUGINS image_view text_view recline_view datastore datapusher envvars
 # UWSGI options
 ENV UWSGI_HARAKIRI=50
 
+# optional. If the "expire_api_token" is enabled you will need this.
+ENV DATAPUSHER_TOKEN_EXPIRES_IN=
+ENV DATAPUSHER_TOKEN_EXPIRES_UNIT=
+
 WORKDIR ${APP_DIR}
 
 # Install necessary packages to run CKAN
diff --git a/ckan-base/2.10/setup/start_ckan.sh b/ckan-base/2.10/setup/start_ckan.sh
index 7be25392..30d57662 100755
--- a/ckan-base/2.10/setup/start_ckan.sh
+++ b/ckan-base/2.10/setup/start_ckan.sh
@@ -20,8 +20,21 @@ fi
 sudo -u ckan -EH python3 prerun.py
 
 # Set a proper value for ckan.datapusher.api_token now that that an admin user exists
+
+# If the expire_api_token plugin is enabled you will need to define
+# "expires_in" and "unit" parameters. If required, add
+# DATAPUSHER_TOKEN_EXPIRES_IN and DATAPUSHER_TOKEN_EXPIRES_UNIT as env
+# variables.
+if [[ -n "$DATAPUSHER_TOKEN_EXPIRES_IN" ]]
+then
+    TOKEN_EXTRAS="expires_in=$DATAPUSHER_TOKEN_EXPIRES_IN unit=$DATAPUSHER_TOKEN_EXPIRES_UNIT"
+else
+    TOKEN_EXTRAS=""
+fi
+
+expires_in=30 unit=4
 echo "Set up ckan.datapusher.api_token"
-ckan config-tool $CKAN_INI "ckan.datapusher.api_token=$(ckan -c $CKAN_INI user token add ckan_admin datapusher | tail -n 1 | tr -d '\t')"
+ckan config-tool $CKAN_INI "ckan.datapusher.api_token=$(ckan -c $CKAN_INI user token add ckan_admin datapusher $TOKEN_EXTRAS | tail -n 1 | tr -d '\t')"
 
 # Run any startup scripts provided by images extending this one
 if [[ -d "/docker-entrypoint.d" ]]