diff --git a/backend/backend/settings/base.py b/backend/backend/settings/base.py
index e43bfbeac..3982dfb71 100644
--- a/backend/backend/settings/base.py
+++ b/backend/backend/settings/base.py
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ def get_required_setting(
 SESSION_EXPIRATION_TIME_IN_SECOND = os.environ.get(
     "SESSION_EXPIRATION_TIME_IN_SECOND", 3600
 )
+SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE=True
+CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE=True
 
 PATH_PREFIX = os.environ.get("PATH_PREFIX", "api/v1").strip("/")
 API_DEPLOYMENT_PATH_PREFIX = os.environ.get(