diff --git a/api/setup.cfg b/api/setup.cfg
index 4466d626f..a3c0e7468 100644
--- a/api/setup.cfg
+++ b/api/setup.cfg
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ env =
     DEBUG=False
     WEAK_PASSWORDS=True
     CREATE_IMAGE_THUMBNAILS=False
+    FORCE_HTTPS_URLS=False