diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index 338410c0..0f4b1a47 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ services:
       REDIS_CONNECTION_STRING: redis://:mysecretpassword@redis:6379/0
       PORT: 80
       NODE_ENV: production
+      COOKIE_SECURE: false
       APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING: ${APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING}
       APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_ENABLED: ${APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_ENABLED}
     labels:
diff --git a/packages/bff/src/graphql/fastifyHeaders.ts b/packages/bff/src/graphql/fastifyHeaders.ts
index 1c01e320..cd80f85c 100644
--- a/packages/bff/src/graphql/fastifyHeaders.ts
+++ b/packages/bff/src/graphql/fastifyHeaders.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ const plugin: FastifyPluginAsync = async (fastify) => {
             'X-XSS-Protection': '1; mode=block',
           });
         });
+        // Middleware to set secure cookies based on X-Forwarded-Proto header
+        fastify.addHook('onRequest', (request, reply, done) => {
+          if (request.headers['x-forwarded-proto'] === 'https') {
+            request.session.cookie.secure = true;
+          }
+          done();
+        });
       } catch (e) {
         logger.error(e, 'Error setting headers');
         request.tokenIsValid = false;
diff --git a/packages/bff/src/server.ts b/packages/bff/src/server.ts
index efef7e94..254286a1 100644
--- a/packages/bff/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/bff/src/server.ts
@@ -21,14 +21,10 @@ const { version, port, host, oidc_url, hostname, client_id, client_secret, redis
 
 const startServer = async (): Promise<void> => {
   const { secret, cookie: cookieConfig, enableGraphiql } = config;
-
   const server = Fastify({
     ignoreTrailingSlash: true,
     ignoreDuplicateSlashes: true,
-    // The application gateway will terminate https and forward request as http
-    // This ensures that the proxy aka application gateway is trusted
-    // Setting cookie to secure will make it expect https requests without this
-    trustProxy: cookieConfig.secure,
+    trustProxy: true,
   });
 
   const { dataSource } = await connectToDB();
@@ -46,16 +42,14 @@ const startServer = async (): Promise<void> => {
   server.register(cookie);
 
   // Session setup
-
   const cookieSessionConfig: FastifySessionOptions = {
     secret,
     cookie: {
       secure: cookieConfig.secure,
-      httpOnly: cookieConfig.httpOnly,
+      httpOnly: true,
       maxAge: cookieConfig.maxAge,
     },
   };
-
   if (redisConnectionString) {
     const store = new RedisStore({
       client: redisClient,