diff --git a/src/app/app.js b/src/app/app.js
index 11cd775a0..14fc9cb02 100644
--- a/src/app/app.js
+++ b/src/app/app.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import 'angular-cookies';
 // styles
 import 'amstock3/amcharts/style.css';
 import 'bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.css';
-import 'font-awesome/css/font-awesome.css';
 import 'leaflet/dist/leaflet.css';
 import 'leaflet.markercluster/dist/MarkerCluster.Default.css';
 import 'angular-advanced-searchbox/dist/angular-advanced-searchbox.min.css';
diff --git a/src/components/cookies-banner/cookies-banner.directive.js b/src/components/cookies-banner/cookies-banner.directive.js
index 9e836d22b..f72ee5f61 100644
--- a/src/components/cookies-banner/cookies-banner.directive.js
+++ b/src/components/cookies-banner/cookies-banner.directive.js
@@ -20,9 +20,14 @@ const directiveCtrl = ($scope, $cookies) => {
 	$scope.visible = true;
 	const cookieKey = 'cookiesBannerConfirmed';
 
+	// setting the expiredate to 2years ahead
+	const expireDate = new Date();
+	const expireDays = 365 * 2;
+	expireDate.setDate(expireDate.getDate() + expireDays);
+
 	$scope.clicked = () => {
 		$scope.visible = false;
-		$cookies.put(cookieKey, 'true');
+		$cookies.put(cookieKey, 'true', { expires: expireDate });
 	};
 
 	const result = $cookies.get(cookieKey);