diff --git a/backend/config/settings.py b/backend/config/settings.py
index 514e5b1..d9de5e0 100644
--- a/backend/config/settings.py
+++ b/backend/config/settings.py
@@ -115,18 +115,47 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'notifications'
 ]
 
-MIDDLEWARE = [
-    'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
-    "whitenoise.middleware.WhiteNoiseMiddleware",
-    "silk.middleware.SilkyMiddleware",
-    "django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware",
-    "corsheaders.middleware.CorsMiddleware",
-    'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
-    'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
-    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
-    'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
-    'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
-]
+if DEBUG:
+    MIDDLEWARE = [
+        'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
+        "whitenoise.middleware.WhiteNoiseMiddleware",
+        "silk.middleware.SilkyMiddleware",
+        "django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware",
+        "corsheaders.middleware.CorsMiddleware",
+        'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
+        'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
+        'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
+        'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
+        'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
+    ]
+    DJANGO_LOG_LEVEL = "DEBUG"
+    # Enables VS Code debugger to break on raised exceptions
+    DEBUG_PROPAGATE_EXCEPTIONS = "DEBUG"
+    LOGGING = {
+        "version": 1,
+        "disable_existing_loggers": False,
+        "handlers": {
+            "console": {
+                "class": "logging.StreamHandler",
+            },
+        },
+        "root": {
+            "handlers": ["console"],
+            "level": "DEBUG",
+        },
+    }
+else:
+    MIDDLEWARE = [
+        'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
+        "whitenoise.middleware.WhiteNoiseMiddleware",
+        "django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware",
+        "corsheaders.middleware.CorsMiddleware",
+        'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
+        'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
+        'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
+        'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
+        'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
+    ]
 
 # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/howto/static-files/
@@ -348,23 +377,6 @@ SIMPLE_JWT = {
 CORS_ALLOW_ALL_ORIGINS = True
 CORS_ALLOW_CREDENTIALS = True
 
-LOGGING = {
-    "version": 1,
-    "disable_existing_loggers": False,
-    "handlers": {
-        "console": {
-            "class": "logging.StreamHandler",
-        },
-    },
-    "root": {
-        "handlers": ["console"],
-        "level": "DEBUG",
-    },
-}
-DJANGO_LOG_LEVEL = "DEBUG"
-# Enables VS Code debugger to break on raised exceptions
-DEBUG_PROPAGATE_EXCEPTIONS = "DEBUG"
-
 # Celery Configuration Options
 CELERY_TIMEZONE = TIME_ZONE
 CELERY_TASK_TRACK_STARTED = True