diff --git a/server/src/api/controllers/sessionController.js b/server/src/api/controllers/sessionController.js
index 6272215..aa37963 100644
--- a/server/src/api/controllers/sessionController.js
+++ b/server/src/api/controllers/sessionController.js
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ export async function getSessionList(req, res) {
     if (req.query.quest_id) {
       query.quest = req.query.quest_id
     }
-    if (req.query.status) {
-      query.status = req.query.status
-    }
+    query.status = req.query.status || 'active'
     const sessions = await Session.find(query)
     res.json(
       sessions.map(
diff --git a/server/src/containers/expiryChecker.js b/server/src/containers/expiryChecker.js
index e6aba70..2a24136 100644
--- a/server/src/containers/expiryChecker.js
+++ b/server/src/containers/expiryChecker.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export async function removeExpired() {
     sessions.map(async (session) => {
       console.log('Expiring session: ', session._id, session.containerId)
       await deleteContainer(session.containerId)
-      session.status = 'deactive'
+      session.status = 'inactive'
       session.containerId = null
       await session.save()
     })
diff --git a/server/src/models/session.js b/server/src/models/session.js
index 4757618..1ae266c 100644
--- a/server/src/models/session.js
+++ b/server/src/models/session.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const Session = model(
       containerId: String,
       status: {
         type: String,
-        enum: ['active', 'finished', 'deactive'],
+        enum: ['active', 'finished', 'inactive'],
         required: true,
         default: 'active',
       },
diff --git a/server/swagger.yaml b/server/swagger.yaml
index d2dfceb..34f9bf1 100644
--- a/server/swagger.yaml
+++ b/server/swagger.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ paths:
           description: find sessions by status
           schema:
             type: string
-            enum: [active, finished, deactive]
+            enum: [active, finished, inactive]
       responses:
         '200':
           description: list of existing session