diff --git a/config/sessionJWT.config.js b/config/sessionJWT.config.js
index 3b0054a..64e1488 100644
--- a/config/sessionJWT.config.js
+++ b/config/sessionJWT.config.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ function createSessionCookie(req, res, payload) {
   else {
     jwtToken = createSessionJWT(payload.id, payload.email, payload.profileImageUrl, payload.role);
   }
-  res.cookie('SESSIONID', jwtToken, {httpOnly:true, secure:false});
+  res.cookie('SESSIONID', jwtToken, {httpOnly: true, secure: process.env.NODE_ENV === "production"});
 }
 
 function decodeSessionCookie(sessionid) {