diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dd5eaf8..50fd1ba 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # dependencies
 node_modules
 .pnpm-debug.log*
+.pnpm-store/
 
 # next.js
 .next/
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2c6abdf..6a0dedf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     "@mintel/husky-config": "workspace:*",
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^6.9.1",
     "@testing-library/react": "^16.3.2",
+    "@types/node": "^20.17.16",
     "@types/react": "^19.2.10",
     "@types/react-dom": "^19.2.3",
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^5.1.2",
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config/package.json b/packages/eslint-config/package.json
index a5b898a..afc6d41 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-config/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@eslint/eslintrc": "^3.0.0",
     "@eslint/js": "^9.39.2",
+    "@next/eslint-plugin-next": "15.1.6",
     "eslint-config-next": "15.1.6",
     "typescript-eslint": "^8.54.0"
   }
diff --git a/packages/gatekeeper/src/app/login/page.tsx b/packages/gatekeeper/src/app/login/page.tsx
index f62f392..f14274e 100644
--- a/packages/gatekeeper/src/app/login/page.tsx
+++ b/packages/gatekeeper/src/app/login/page.tsx
@@ -79,9 +79,11 @@ export default async function LoginPage({ searchParams }: LoginPageProps) {
         timestamp: Date.now(),
       });
 
+      const isDev = process.env.NODE_ENV === "development";
+
       cookieStore.set(authCookieName, sessionValue, {
         httpOnly: true,
-        secure: true,
+        secure: !isDev,
         path: "/",
         maxAge: 30 * 24 * 60 * 60, // 30 days
         sameSite: "lax",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index c0bdc66..a893cb7 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ importers:
       '@testing-library/react':
         specifier: ^16.3.2
         version: 16.3.2(@testing-library/dom@10.4.1)(@types/react-dom@19.2.3(@types/react@19.2.10))(@types/react@19.2.10)(react-dom@19.2.4(react@19.2.4))(react@19.2.4)
+      '@types/node':
+        specifier: ^20.17.16
+        version: 20.19.30
       '@types/react':
         specifier: ^19.2.10
         version: 19.2.10
@@ -166,6 +169,9 @@ importers:
       '@eslint/js':
         specifier: ^9.39.2
         version: 9.39.2
+      '@next/eslint-plugin-next':
+        specifier: 15.1.6
+        version: 15.1.6
       eslint-config-next:
         specifier: 15.1.6
         version: 15.1.6(eslint@9.39.2(jiti@2.6.1))(typescript@5.9.3)
@@ -8566,7 +8572,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       array-union: 2.1.0
       dir-glob: 3.0.1
-      fast-glob: 3.3.1
+      fast-glob: 3.3.3
       ignore: 5.3.2
       merge2: 1.4.1
       slash: 3.0.0