diff --git a/admin/.env.example b/admin/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..493592e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# admin listen port
+PORT=3500
+
+# backend url
+BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:5000
+
+# Disable SSL in production
+# DISABLE_SSL=true
diff --git a/admin/.envexample b/admin/.envexample
deleted file mode 100644
index e7ec6ab7..00000000
--- a/admin/.envexample
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# admin listen port
-PORT=3500
-# backend url
-BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:5000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/admin/package.json b/admin/package.json
index 91d20910..8bded901 100644
--- a/admin/package.json
+++ b/admin/package.json
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
     "dotenv": "^6.0.0",
     "ethereum-blockies-base64": "1.0.2",
     "ethereumjs-util": "5.2.0",
+    "express-sslify": "1.2.0",
     "file-loader": "^2.0.0",
     "font-awesome": "^4.7.0",
     "fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin": "^0.4.2",
diff --git a/admin/server.js b/admin/server.js
index fc674371..9649db51 100644
--- a/admin/server.js
+++ b/admin/server.js
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 const express = require('express');
 const path = require('path');
+const enforce = require('express-sslify');
 
 require('dotenv').config();
+const isDev = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development';
 const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3500;
 const app = express();
 
+if (!isDev && !process.env.DISABLE_SSL) {
+  console.log('PRODUCTION mode, enforcing HTTPS redirect');
+  app.use(enforce.HTTPS({ trustProtoHeader: true }));
+}
+
 app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/build'));
 
 app.get('*', function(request, response) {
diff --git a/admin/yarn.lock b/admin/yarn.lock
index d391a490..8a9334fc 100644
--- a/admin/yarn.lock
+++ b/admin/yarn.lock
@@ -3225,6 +3225,11 @@ expand-tilde@^2.0.0, expand-tilde@^2.0.2:
   dependencies:
     homedir-polyfill "^1.0.1"
 
+express-sslify@1.2.0:
+  version "1.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/express-sslify/-/express-sslify-1.2.0.tgz#30e84bceed1557eb187672bbe1430a0a2a100d9c"
+  integrity sha1-MOhLzu0VV+sYdnK74UMKCioQDZw=
+
 express@^4.16.2:
   version "4.16.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/express/-/express-4.16.4.tgz#fddef61926109e24c515ea97fd2f1bdbf62df12e"
diff --git a/frontend/server/index.tsx b/frontend/server/index.tsx
index 57ae7e04..4ffa1bb1 100644
--- a/frontend/server/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/server/index.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const app = express();
 
 // ssl
 if (!isDev && !process.env.DISABLE_SSL) {
-  log.warn('PRODUCTION mode, enforcing HTTPS redirect');
+  log.info('PRODUCTION mode, enforcing HTTPS redirect');
   app.use(enforce.HTTPS({ trustProtoHeader: true }));
 }