diff --git a/CTOAsYouGo/CTOAsYouGo/__pycache__/settings.cpython-310.pyc b/CTOAsYouGo/CTOAsYouGo/__pycache__/settings.cpython-310.pyc
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diff --git a/CTOAsYouGo/CTOAsYouGo/settings.py b/CTOAsYouGo/CTOAsYouGo/settings.py
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--- a/CTOAsYouGo/CTOAsYouGo/settings.py
+++ b/CTOAsYouGo/CTOAsYouGo/settings.py
@@ -41,10 +41,13 @@ SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get(
 # also explicitly exclude CI:
 # https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/heroku-ci#immutable-environment-variables
 IS_HEROKU_APP = "DYNO" in os.environ and not "CI" in os.environ
+ISDEBUG = "DEBUG" in os.environ and not "CI" in os.environ
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
-if not IS_HEROKU_APP:
+if ISDEBUG:
     DEBUG = True
+else:
+    DEBUG = False
 
 # On Heroku, it's safe to use a wildcard for `ALLOWED_HOSTS``, since the Heroku router performs
 # validation of the Host header in the incoming HTTP request. On other platforms you may need