diff --git a/app/websocket.js b/app/websocket.js
index 8498848..21c77cb 100644
--- a/app/websocket.js
+++ b/app/websocket.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import {getSession} from '@/session.server.js';
 
 import Engine from './engine.js';
 
+const isInsecure = process.env.SILPHIUS_INSECURE_HTTP;
+
 const wss = new WebSocketServer({
   noServer: true,
 });
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ class SocketServer extends Server {
   }
   async readAsset(path) {
     const url = new URL(path, 'https://localhost:3000')
-    if ('production' === process.env.NODE_ENV) {
+    if (isInsecure) {
       url.protocol = 'http:';
     }
     return fetch(url.href).then((response) => (
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9dd60c1..562e2c9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "build": "remix vite:build",
     "dev": "NODE_OPTIONS=--use-openssl-ca node ./server.js",
     "lint": "eslint --ignore-path .gitignore --cache --cache-location ./node_modules/.cache/eslint .",
-    "start": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production NODE_OPTIONS=--use-openssl-ca npm run dev",
+    "start": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production npm run dev",
     "storybook": "storybook dev -p 6006",
     "storybook:build": "storybook build",
     "test": "vitest app"
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 7c06b47..2087e84 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ import express from 'express';
 import morgan from 'morgan';
 
 const isProduction = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';
+const isInsecure = process.env.SILPHIUS_INSECURE_HTTP;
 
 const app = express();
 
 let server;
-if (isProduction) {
+if (isInsecure) {
   const {createServer} = await import('node:http');
   server = createServer(app);
 }
@@ -84,5 +85,5 @@ app.all('*', remixHandler);
 
 const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
 server.listen(port, () =>
-  console.log(`Express server listening at http${isProduction ? '' : 's'}://localhost:${port}`)
+  console.log(`Express server listening at http${isInsecure ? '' : 's'}://localhost:${port}`)
 );