diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4cb2bc0..3dd94ea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ For Google, the registration steps are:
    * Fill in the necessary fields and Save (this is _required_)
 5. Take note of the **Client ID** and **Client Secret**
 
+It's recommended to refresh sessions on a short interval (1h) with `cookie-refresh` setting which validates that the account is still authorized.
+
 ### GitHub Auth Provider
 
 1. Create a new project: https://github.com/settings/developers
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ Usage of oauth2_proxy:
   -cookie-expire=168h0m0s: expire timeframe for cookie
   -cookie-httponly=true: set HttpOnly cookie flag
   -cookie-key="_oauth2_proxy": the name of the cookie that the oauth_proxy creates
-  -cookie-refresh=0: refresh the cookie when less than this much time remains before expiration; 0 to disable
+  -cookie-refresh=0: refresh the cookie after this duration; 0 to disable
   -cookie-secret="": the seed string for secure cookies
   -cookie-secure=true: set secure (HTTPS) cookie flag
   -custom-templates-dir="": path to custom html templates
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index fb97e87..acf18fe 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func main() {
 	flagSet.String("cookie-secret", "", "the seed string for secure cookies")
 	flagSet.String("cookie-domain", "", "an optional cookie domain to force cookies to (ie: .yourcompany.com)*")
 	flagSet.Duration("cookie-expire", time.Duration(168)*time.Hour, "expire timeframe for cookie")
-	flagSet.Duration("cookie-refresh", time.Duration(0), "refresh the cookie when less than this much time remains before expiration; 0 to disable")
+	flagSet.Duration("cookie-refresh", time.Duration(0), "refresh the cookie after this duration; 0 to disable")
 	flagSet.Bool("cookie-secure", true, "set secure (HTTPS) cookie flag")
 	flagSet.Bool("cookie-httponly", true, "set HttpOnly cookie flag")
 
diff --git a/oauthproxy.go b/oauthproxy.go
index 2591384..62084cb 100644
--- a/oauthproxy.go
+++ b/oauthproxy.go
@@ -246,7 +246,13 @@ func (p *OauthProxy) ProcessCookie(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) (e
 	} else if ok && p.CookieRefresh != time.Duration(0) {
 		refresh := timestamp.Add(p.CookieRefresh)
 		if refresh.Before(time.Now()) {
-			ok = p.Validator(email) && p.provider.ValidateToken(access_token)
+			log.Printf("refreshing %s old session for %s (refresh after %s)", time.Now().Sub(timestamp), email, p.CookieRefresh)
+			ok = p.Validator(email)
+			log.Printf("re-validating %s valid:%v", email, ok)
+			if ok {
+				ok = p.provider.ValidateToken(access_token)
+				log.Printf("re-validating access token. valid:%v", ok)
+			}
 			if ok {
 				p.SetCookie(rw, req, value)
 			}
@@ -432,6 +438,7 @@ func (p *OauthProxy) ServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 			http.Redirect(rw, req, redirect, 302)
 			return
 		} else {
+			log.Printf("validating: %s is unauthorized")
 			p.ErrorPage(rw, 403, "Permission Denied", "Invalid Account")
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/options_test.go b/options_test.go
index fc1233b..8d8fdf8 100644
--- a/options_test.go
+++ b/options_test.go
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ func TestDefaultProviderApiSettings(t *testing.T) {
 	o := testOptions()
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, o.Validate())
 	p := o.provider.Data()
-	assert.Equal(t, "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth",
+	assert.Equal(t, "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth?access_type=offline",
 		p.LoginUrl.String())
-	assert.Equal(t, "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token",
+	assert.Equal(t, "https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v3/token",
 		p.RedeemUrl.String())
 	assert.Equal(t, "", p.ProfileUrl.String())
 	assert.Equal(t, "profile email", p.Scope)
diff --git a/providers/google.go b/providers/google.go
index 265eaa6..40a6228 100644
--- a/providers/google.go
+++ b/providers/google.go
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 package providers
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 )
 
 type GoogleProvider struct {
 	*ProviderData
+	RedeemRefreshUrl *url.URL
 }
 
 func NewGoogleProvider(p *ProviderData) *GoogleProvider {
@@ -17,12 +22,15 @@ func NewGoogleProvider(p *ProviderData) *GoogleProvider {
 	if p.LoginUrl.String() == "" {
 		p.LoginUrl = &url.URL{Scheme: "https",
 			Host: "accounts.google.com",
-			Path: "/o/oauth2/auth"}
+			Path: "/o/oauth2/auth",
+			// to get a refresh token. see https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/OAuth2WebServer#offline
+			RawQuery: "access_type=offline",
+		}
 	}
 	if p.RedeemUrl.String() == "" {
 		p.RedeemUrl = &url.URL{Scheme: "https",
-			Host: "accounts.google.com",
-			Path: "/o/oauth2/token"}
+			Host: "www.googleapis.com",
+			Path: "/oauth2/v3/token"}
 	}
 	if p.ValidateUrl.String() == "" {
 		p.ValidateUrl = &url.URL{Scheme: "https",
@@ -76,3 +84,90 @@ func jwtDecodeSegment(seg string) ([]byte, error) {
 func (p *GoogleProvider) ValidateToken(access_token string) bool {
 	return validateToken(p, access_token, nil)
 }
+
+func (p *GoogleProvider) Redeem(redirectUrl, code string) (body []byte, token string, err error) {
+	if code == "" {
+		err = errors.New("missing code")
+		return
+	}
+
+	params := url.Values{}
+	params.Add("redirect_uri", redirectUrl)
+	params.Add("client_id", p.ClientID)
+	params.Add("client_secret", p.ClientSecret)
+	params.Add("code", code)
+	params.Add("grant_type", "authorization_code")
+	var req *http.Request
+	req, err = http.NewRequest("POST", p.RedeemUrl.String(), bytes.NewBufferString(params.Encode()))
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
+
+	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	body, err = ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	resp.Body.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("got %d from %q %s", resp.StatusCode, p.RedeemUrl.String(), body)
+		return
+	}
+
+	var jsonResponse struct {
+		AccessToken  string `json:"access_token"`
+		RefreshToken string `json:"refresh_token"`
+	}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(body, &jsonResponse)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	token, err = p.redeemRefreshToken(jsonResponse.RefreshToken)
+	return
+}
+
+func (p *GoogleProvider) redeemRefreshToken(refreshToken string) (token string, err error) {
+	// https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/OAuth2WebServer#refresh
+	params := url.Values{}
+	params.Add("client_id", p.ClientID)
+	params.Add("client_secret", p.ClientSecret)
+	params.Add("refresh_token", refreshToken)
+	params.Add("grant_type", "refresh_token")
+	var req *http.Request
+	req, err = http.NewRequest("POST", p.RedeemUrl.String(), bytes.NewBufferString(params.Encode()))
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
+
+	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	var body []byte
+	body, err = ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	resp.Body.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("got %d from %q %s", resp.StatusCode, p.RedeemUrl.String(), body)
+		return
+	}
+
+	var jsonResponse struct {
+		AccessToken string `json:"access_token"`
+	}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(body, &jsonResponse)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	return jsonResponse.AccessToken, nil
+}
diff --git a/providers/google_test.go b/providers/google_test.go
index 7456d3b..7551640 100644
--- a/providers/google_test.go
+++ b/providers/google_test.go
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ func TestGoogleProviderDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 	p := newGoogleProvider()
 	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, p)
 	assert.Equal(t, "Google", p.Data().ProviderName)
-	assert.Equal(t, "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth",
+	assert.Equal(t, "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth?access_type=offline",
 		p.Data().LoginUrl.String())
-	assert.Equal(t, "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token",
+	assert.Equal(t, "https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v3/token",
 		p.Data().RedeemUrl.String())
 	assert.Equal(t, "https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/tokeninfo",
 		p.Data().ValidateUrl.String())
diff --git a/providers/provider_default.go b/providers/provider_default.go
index 7a884a6..edf7338 100644
--- a/providers/provider_default.go
+++ b/providers/provider_default.go
@@ -56,15 +56,19 @@ func (p *ProviderData) Redeem(redirectUrl, code string) (body []byte, token stri
 	return body, v.Get("access_token"), err
 }
 
+// GetLoginURL with typical oauth parameters
 func (p *ProviderData) GetLoginURL(redirectURI, finalRedirect string) string {
-	params := url.Values{}
-	params.Add("redirect_uri", redirectURI)
-	params.Add("approval_prompt", "force")
+	var a url.URL
+	a = *p.LoginUrl
+	params, _ := url.ParseQuery(a.RawQuery)
+	params.Set("redirect_uri", redirectURI)
+	params.Set("approval_prompt", "force")
 	params.Add("scope", p.Scope)
-	params.Add("client_id", p.ClientID)
-	params.Add("response_type", "code")
+	params.Set("client_id", p.ClientID)
+	params.Set("response_type", "code")
 	if strings.HasPrefix(finalRedirect, "/") {
 		params.Add("state", finalRedirect)
 	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s?%s", p.LoginUrl, params.Encode())
+	a.RawQuery = params.Encode()
+	return a.String()
 }
diff --git a/validator.go b/validator.go
index 9c476ba..396e605 100644
--- a/validator.go
+++ b/validator.go
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ func newValidatorImpl(domains []string, usersFile string,
 		if allowAll {
 			valid = true
 		}
-		log.Printf("validating: is %s valid? %v", email, valid)
 		return valid
 	}
 	return validator