diff --git a/packages/auth/src/client/utils/store/signInStore.ts b/packages/auth/src/client/utils/store/signInStore.ts
index 80b27f2a1c2..ceb86815693 100644
--- a/packages/auth/src/client/utils/store/signInStore.ts
+++ b/packages/auth/src/client/utils/store/signInStore.ts
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ type SignInAction =
 	| { type: 'SET_SIGN_IN_SESSION'; value?: string }
 	| { type: 'RESET_STATE' };
 
-// Minutes until stored session invalidates
-const MS_TO_EXPIRY = 3 * 60 * 1000; // 3 mins
+// Minutes until stored session invalidates is defaulted to 3 minutes
+// to maintain parity with Amazon Cognito user pools API behavior
+const MS_TO_EXPIRY = 3 * 60 * 1000;
 const TGT_STATE = 'CognitoSignInState';
 const SIGN_IN_STATE_KEYS = {
 	username: `${TGT_STATE}.username`,
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ const getDefaultState = (): SignInState => ({
 	signInSession: undefined,
 });
 
-// Hydrate signInStore from syncSessionStorage
+// Hydrate signInStore from syncSessionStorage if the session has not expired
 const getInitialState = (): SignInState => {
 	const expiry = syncSessionStorage.getItem(SIGN_IN_STATE_KEYS.expiry);
 
diff --git a/packages/auth/src/providers/cognito/apis/confirmSignIn.ts b/packages/auth/src/providers/cognito/apis/confirmSignIn.ts
index 9a9af8e75b5..3edb0e9eab0 100644
--- a/packages/auth/src/providers/cognito/apis/confirmSignIn.ts
+++ b/packages/auth/src/providers/cognito/apis/confirmSignIn.ts
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ export async function confirmSignIn(
 			This most likely occurred due to:
 			1. signIn was not called before confirmSignIn.
 			2. signIn threw an exception.
-			3. page was refreshed during the sign in flow.
+			3. page was refreshed during the sign in flow and session has expired.
 			`,
 			recoverySuggestion:
 				'Make sure a successful call to signIn is made before calling confirmSignIn' +
-				'and that the page is not refreshed until the sign in process is done.',
+				'and that the session has not expired.',
 		});
 
 	try {
diff --git a/packages/aws-amplify/package.json b/packages/aws-amplify/package.json
index 0678275f812..8c52bf30a1d 100644
--- a/packages/aws-amplify/package.json
+++ b/packages/aws-amplify/package.json
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@
 			"name": "[Auth] Basic Auth Flow (Cognito)",
 			"path": "./dist/esm/auth/index.mjs",
 			"import": "{ signIn, signOut, fetchAuthSession, confirmSignIn }",
-			"limit": "30.88 kB"
+			"limit": "30.89 kB"
 		},
 		{
 			"name": "[Auth] OAuth Auth Flow (Cognito)",