diff --git a/CTOAsYouGo/CTOAsYouGo/settings.py b/CTOAsYouGo/CTOAsYouGo/settings.py
index 31c6ae3..8b2cc13 100644
--- a/CTOAsYouGo/CTOAsYouGo/settings.py
+++ b/CTOAsYouGo/CTOAsYouGo/settings.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import dj_database_url
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 
+RUNNING_ON_HEROKU = 'DATABASE_URL' in os.environ
 
 # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
 # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/howto/deployment/checklist/
@@ -25,7 +26,8 @@ BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 SECRET_KEY = 'django-insecure-d8gmbk-g2&ue)k_74169!l@oiue8ra%@d4qm@jc=3&%&*%(oah'
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
-DEBUG = True
+if not RUNNING_ON_HEROKU:
+    DEBUG = True
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['localhost', '127.0.0.1', 'ctoasyougo.com', 'www.ctoasyougo.com','ctoasyougo-3015a1b209e7.herokuapp.com']
 
@@ -55,6 +57,10 @@ MIDDLEWARE = [
     'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
 ]
 
+if RUNNING_ON_HEROKU:
+    SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER = ('HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO', 'https')
+    SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT = True
+
 ROOT_URLCONF = 'CTOAsYouGo.urls'
 
 TEMPLATES = [
@@ -79,7 +85,7 @@ WSGI_APPLICATION = 'CTOAsYouGo.wsgi.application'
 # Database
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/settings/#databases
 
-if 'DATABASE_URL' in os.environ:
+if RUNNING_ON_HEROKU:
     DATABASES = {
         'default': dj_database_url.config()
         }