diff --git a/backend/config/settings/prod.py b/backend/config/settings/prod.py
index fc03a32..8b17976 100644
--- a/backend/config/settings/prod.py
+++ b/backend/config/settings/prod.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SECURE_CONTENT_TYPE_NOSNIFF = True
 SECURE_HSTS_SECONDS = 31536000
 SECURE_HSTS_INCLUDE_SUBDOMAINS = True
 SECURE_HSTS_PRELOAD = True
-SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT = True
+SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT = False  # Temporarily disabled for testing
 SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE = True
 CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE = True