diff --git a/backend/config/settings.py b/backend/config/settings.py
index 4b2ae66..630f2c4 100644
--- a/backend/config/settings.py
+++ b/backend/config/settings.py
@@ -258,5 +258,16 @@
     hostname, _, ips = socket.gethostbyname_ex(socket.gethostname())
     INTERNAL_IPS = [ip[: ip.rfind(".")] + ".1" for ip in ips] + ["127.0.0.1", "10.0.2.2"]
 else:
-    SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT = True
-    CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE = True
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+    SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT = config("SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT", default=False, cast=bool)
+    SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE = config("SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE", default=True, cast=bool)
+    CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE = config("CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE", default=True, cast=bool)
+    LOGGING = {
+        "version": 1,
+        "handlers": {
+            "mail_admins": {
+                "level": "ERROR",
+                "class": "django.utils.log.AdminEmailHandler",
+                "include_html": True,
+            }
+        },
+    }
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