diff --git a/cookbooks/questhub/templates/default/dancer-config.yml.erb b/cookbooks/questhub/templates/default/dancer-config.yml.erb
index 4744b87a..3c737882 100644
--- a/cookbooks/questhub/templates/default/dancer-config.yml.erb
+++ b/cookbooks/questhub/templates/default/dancer-config.yml.erb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ template: "template_toolkit"
 
 session: "MongoDB"
 session_expires: "10d"
+session_secure: 1
 mongodb_session_db: "play"
 mongodb_session_coll: "sessions"