diff --git a/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_connect_viewset.py b/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_connect_viewset.py
index b2b309b755..88a9e23b35 100644
--- a/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_connect_viewset.py
+++ b/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_connect_viewset.py
@@ -603,6 +603,24 @@ def test_retrieve_odk_token(self):
         self.assertEqual(response.data["odk_token"], odk_token)
         self.assertEqual(response.data["expires"], expires)
 
+    def test_deactivate_token_when_expires_is_None(self):
+        """
+        Test that when a token's .expires field is nil, it will be deactivated
+        and a new one created in it's place
+        """
+        view = ConnectViewSet.as_view({"post": "odk_token", "get": "odk_token"})
+
+        # Create an active tokens
+        token = ODKToken.objects.create(user=self.user)
+        ODKToken.objects.filter(pk=token.pk).update(expires=None)
+
+        request = self.factory.get("/", **self.extra)
+        request.session = self.client.session
+        response = view(request)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(len(ODKToken.objects.filter(status=ODKToken.ACTIVE)), 1)
+        self.assertNotEqual(response.data["odk_token"], token.raw_key)
+
     def test_deactivates_multiple_active_odk_token(self):
         """
         Test that the viewset deactivates tokens when two or more are
diff --git a/onadata/apps/api/viewsets/connect_viewset.py b/onadata/apps/api/viewsets/connect_viewset.py
index 549a26fe55..b981a28681 100644
--- a/onadata/apps/api/viewsets/connect_viewset.py
+++ b/onadata/apps/api/viewsets/connect_viewset.py
@@ -180,7 +180,9 @@ def odk_token(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
                     user=user, status=ODKToken.ACTIVE
                 )
 
-                if not created and timezone.now() > token.expires:
+                if not token.expires or (
+                    not created and timezone.now() > token.expires
+                ):
                     token.status = ODKToken.INACTIVE
                     token.save()
                     token = ODKToken.objects.create(user=user)