diff --git a/rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/balancer/sticky.lua b/rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/balancer/sticky.lua
index 08811b4c3..1ba695258 100644
--- a/rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/balancer/sticky.lua
+++ b/rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/balancer/sticky.lua
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ local function set_cookie(self, value)
   }
 
   local expires
-  if self.cookie_expires then
+  if self.cookie_expires and self.cookie_expires ~= "" then
     expires, err = parse_cookie_expires(self.cookie_expires)
     if err then
       ngx.log(ngx.WARN, string.format("error when parsing cookie expires: %s, ignoring it", tostring(err)))
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ local function set_cookie(self, value)
     end
   end
 
-  if self.cookie_max_age then
+  if self.cookie_max_age and self.cookie_max_age ~= "" then
     cookie_data.max_age = tonumber(self.cookie_max_age)
   end
 
diff --git a/rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/test/balancer/sticky_test.lua b/rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/test/balancer/sticky_test.lua
index 264acf39c..87f0fc186 100644
--- a/rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/test/balancer/sticky_test.lua
+++ b/rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/test/balancer/sticky_test.lua
@@ -88,38 +88,6 @@ describe("Sticky", function()
         assert.equal(sticky_balancer_instance.digest_func, default_hash_implementation)
       end)
     end)
-
-    context("when backend specifies cookie expires", function()
-      it("returns an instance containing the corresponding cookie expires", function()
-        local temp_backend = util.deepcopy(test_backend)
-        temp_backend.sessionAffinityConfig.cookieSessionAffinity.expires = "1y"
-        local sticky_balancer_instance = sticky:new(temp_backend)
-        assert.equal(sticky_balancer_instance.cookie_expires, "1y")
-      end)
-    end)
-
-    context("when backend does not specify cookie expires", function()
-      it("returns an instance without cookie expires", function()
-        local sticky_balancer_instance = sticky:new(test_backend)
-        assert.equal(sticky_balancer_instance.cookie_expires, nil)
-      end)
-    end)
-
-    context("when backend specifies cookie max-age", function()
-      it("returns an instance containing the corresponding cookie max-age", function()
-        local temp_backend = util.deepcopy(test_backend)
-        temp_backend.sessionAffinityConfig.cookieSessionAffinity.maxage = 1000
-        local sticky_balancer_instance = sticky:new(temp_backend)
-        assert.equal(sticky_balancer_instance.cookie_max_age, 1000)
-      end)
-    end)
-
-    context("when backend does not specify cookie max-age", function()
-      it("returns an instance without cookie max-age", function()
-        local sticky_balancer_instance = sticky:new(test_backend)
-        assert.equal(sticky_balancer_instance.cookie_max_age, nil)
-      end)
-    end)
   end)
 
   describe("balance()", function()
diff --git a/test/e2e/lua/dynamic_configuration.go b/test/e2e/lua/dynamic_configuration.go
index a3f8c7037..2177824c1 100644
--- a/test/e2e/lua/dynamic_configuration.go
+++ b/test/e2e/lua/dynamic_configuration.go
@@ -156,11 +156,32 @@ var _ = framework.IngressNginxDescribe("Dynamic Configuration", func() {
 
 		Expect(nginxConfig).ShouldNot(Equal(newNginxConfig))
 	})
+
+	It("should set sticky cookie correctly", func() {
+		resp, _, errs := gorequest.New().
+			Get(f.IngressController.HTTPURL).
+			Set("Host", "foo.com").
+			End()
+
+		Expect(len(errs)).Should(BeNumerically("==", 0))
+		Expect(resp.StatusCode).Should(Equal(http.StatusOK))
+		//fmt.Println("--------->")
+		//fmt.Println(resp.Header.Get("Set-Cookie"))
+		//fmt.Println("--------->")
+		Expect(resp.Header.Get("Set-Cookie")).Should(ContainSubstring("SERVERID="))
+		Expect(resp.Header.Get("Set-Cookie")).Should(ContainSubstring("Expires="))
+		Expect(resp.Header.Get("Set-Cookie")).Should(ContainSubstring("Max-Age=172800"))
+	})
 })
 
 func ensureIngress(f *framework.Framework, host string) *extensions.Ingress {
 	ing, err := f.EnsureIngress(framework.NewSingleIngress(host, "/", host, f.IngressController.Namespace, "http-svc", 80,
-		&map[string]string{"nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/load-balance": "ewma"}))
+		&map[string]string{
+			"nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/load-balance":           "ewma",
+			"nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/affinity":               "cookie",
+			"nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/session-cookie-name":    "SERVERID",
+			"nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/session-cookie-expires": "2d",
+			"nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/session-cookie-max-age": "172800"}))
 	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 	Expect(ing).NotTo(BeNil())
 	err = f.WaitForNginxServer(host,