diff --git a/bridgetown-core/test/ssr/server/routes/cookies.rb b/bridgetown-core/test/ssr/server/routes/cookies.rb
index 9da5d964c..e3a3d3657 100644
--- a/bridgetown-core/test/ssr/server/routes/cookies.rb
+++ b/bridgetown-core/test/ssr/server/routes/cookies.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class Routes::Cookies < Bridgetown::Rack::Routes
       response.set_cookie :test_key, {
         value: r.params[:value],
         httponly: true,
+        secure: false, # default is true, so we have to turn this off for tests
       }
 
       { value: r.cookies[:test_key] }