diff --git a/pitch-deck/lib/admin-auth.ts b/pitch-deck/lib/admin-auth.ts
index ad0d405..0d8dc6c 100644
--- a/pitch-deck/lib/admin-auth.ts
+++ b/pitch-deck/lib/admin-auth.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export async function setAdminCookie(jwt: string): Promise<void> {
   const cookieStore = await cookies()
   cookieStore.set(ADMIN_COOKIE_NAME, jwt, {
     httpOnly: true,
-    secure: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production',
+    secure: process.env.PITCH_SECURE_COOKIE === 'true',
     sameSite: 'lax',
     path: '/',
     maxAge: ADMIN_SESSION_EXPIRY_HOURS * 60 * 60,