diff --git a/packages/frontend/certs/.gitignore b/packages/frontend/certs/.gitignore
index 1b911e5c..b16c86f3 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/certs/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/frontend/certs/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # this folder is for ssl certs for dev only
-!.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file
+*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/frontend/package.json b/packages/frontend/package.json
index 5cd64c1d..139734c7 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/package.json
+++ b/packages/frontend/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "prepare": "export VITE_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)",
     "dev": "pwa-assets-generator && VITE_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) vite",
-    "dev:ssl": "yarn dev --host --port 443",
+    "dev:ssl": "USE_SSL=true yarn dev --host --port 443",
     "build": "pwa-assets-generator && VITE_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) vite build",
     "build:apk": "ionic capacitor build android",
     "platform:add": "ionic capacitor add",
@@ -95,4 +95,4 @@
     "vite-plugin-pwa": "0.19.2",
     "vite-plugin-svgr": "3.2.0"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/frontend/vite.config.ts b/packages/frontend/vite.config.ts
index e6f3d459..3264225f 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/vite.config.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import * as path from "path";
 import basicSsl from "@vitejs/plugin-basic-ssl";
 import react from "@vitejs/plugin-react";
-import { defineConfig } from "vite";
+import { defineConfig, loadEnv } from "vite";
 import { ViteImageOptimizer } from "vite-plugin-image-optimizer";
 import { optimizeCssModules } from "vite-plugin-optimize-css-modules";
 import { VitePWA } from "vite-plugin-pwa";
@@ -10,13 +10,9 @@ import svgr from "vite-plugin-svgr";
 import tsconfigPaths from "vite-tsconfig-paths";
 
 // https://vitejs.dev/config/
-export default defineConfig({
-    plugins: [
-        basicSsl({
-            name: "Alphaday",
-            domains: ["app.localday.com"],
-            certDir: process.env.CERT_DIR || path.resolve(__dirname, "certs"),
-        }),
+export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
+    const env = loadEnv(mode, process.cwd(), "");
+    const plugins = [
         tsconfigPaths(),
         VitePWA({
             registerType: "autoUpdate",
@@ -64,40 +60,53 @@ export default defineConfig({
         svgr(),
         ViteImageOptimizer(), // optimize images, svgs and gifs
         optimizeCssModules(), // optimize css modules
-    ],
-    css: {
-        modules: {
-            localsConvention: "camelCase",
+    ];
+    if (env.USE_SSL === "true") {
+        plugins.push(
+            basicSsl({
+                name: "Alphaday",
+                domains: ["app.localday.com"],
+                certDir:
+                    process.env.CERT_DIR || path.resolve(__dirname, "certs"),
+            })
+        );
+    }
+    return {
+        plugins,
+        css: {
+            modules: {
+                localsConvention: "camelCase",
+            },
+        },
+        server: {
+            port: 3001,
         },
-    },
-    server: {
-        port: 3001,
-    },
-    test: {
-        globals: true,
-        environment: "happy-dom",
-    },
-    build: {
-        commonjsOptions: {
-            transformMixedEsModules: true,
+        test: {
+            globals: true,
+            environment: "happy-dom",
+        },
+        build: {
+            commonjsOptions: {
+                transformMixedEsModules: true,
+            },
+        },
+        resolve: {
+            alias: {
+                // hack to prevent uniswap widgets error on vite (see https://github.com/Uniswap/sdk-core/issues/20)
+                jsbi: path.resolve(
+                    __dirname,
+                    "../..",
+                    "node_modules",
+                    "jsbi",
+                    "dist",
+                    "jsbi-cjs.js"
+                ),
+            },
         },
-    },
-    resolve: {
-        alias: {
-            // hack to prevent uniswap widgets error on vite (see https://github.com/Uniswap/sdk-core/issues/20)
-            jsbi: path.resolve(
-                __dirname,
-                "../..",
-                "node_modules",
-                "jsbi",
-                "dist",
-                "jsbi-cjs.js"
+        define: {
+            "import.meta.env.VITE_VERSION": JSON.stringify(
+                process.env.npm_package_version
             ),
         },
-    },
-    define: {
-        "import.meta.env.VITE_VERSION": JSON.stringify(
-            process.env.npm_package_version
-        ),
-    },
+    };
 });