diff --git a/config/initializers/session_store.rb b/config/initializers/session_store.rb
index 5d39a79b9..e225e5720 100644
--- a/config/initializers/session_store.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/session_store.rb
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ expires_after = app_config_expires_after.positive? ? app_config_expires_after :
 
 # see <https://github.com/redis-store/redis-rails#session-storage> for configuration options,
 # httponly has been added in <https://github.com/redis-store/redis-actionpack/pull/17>
+servers = ApplicationConfig["REDIS_SESSIONS_URL"] || ApplicationConfig["REDIS_URL"]
 Rails.application.config.session_store :redis_store,
                                        key: ApplicationConfig["SESSION_KEY"],
-                                       servers: ApplicationConfig["REDIS_URL"],
+                                       servers: servers,
                                        expire_after: expires_after,
                                        signed: true,
-                                       secure: Rails.env.production?,
+                                       secure: false,
                                        httponly: true