diff --git a/lib/site-platform.js b/lib/site-platform.js
index 166d919..07a9073 100644
--- a/lib/site-platform.js
+++ b/lib/site-platform.js
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ module.exports.startWebServer = async (dtp) => {
       domain: process.env.DTP_SITE_DOMAIN_KEY,
       path: '/',
       httpOnly: true,
-      secure: true,
+      secure: (process.env.HTTP_COOKIE_SECURE === 'enabled'),
       sameSite: process.env.HTTP_COOKIE_SAMESITE || false,
       expires: SESSION_DURATION,
     },