diff --git a/bookwyrm/settings.py b/bookwyrm/settings.py
index 6c0b2d176..5379a16ff 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/settings.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/settings.py
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS = env("OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS", None)
 OTEL_SERVICE_NAME = env("OTEL_SERVICE_NAME", None)
 
 TWO_FACTOR_LOGIN_MAX_SECONDS = 60
-
 if HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO:
+
+SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER = env.bool("SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER", false)
     SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER = ("HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO", "https")