diff --git a/SIRH/settings.py b/SIRH/settings.py
index d896f89..326a8c5 100644
--- a/SIRH/settings.py
+++ b/SIRH/settings.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/ref/settings/
 
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
+from decouple import config
 
 from decouple import config
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 SECRET_KEY = config('SECRET_KEY')
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
-DEBUG = config('DEBUG', default=True, cast=bool)
+DEBUG = config('DEBUG', default=False, cast=bool)
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = config('ALLOWED_HOSTS', default=[]).split(',') 
 #CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS = config("CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS", default=[]).split(",")
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b4b76bc..75271f3 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ tzdata==2026.2
 urllib3==2.6.3
 webservices==0.7
 webservices.naudit==0.7.2
+python-decouple