diff --git a/ghost/core/core/frontend/apps/private-blogging/lib/middleware.js b/ghost/core/core/frontend/apps/private-blogging/lib/middleware.js
index 8912100f9786..b02efb0f875c 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/frontend/apps/private-blogging/lib/middleware.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/frontend/apps/private-blogging/lib/middleware.js
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ const privateBlogging = {
             name: 'ghost-private',
             maxAge: constants.ONE_MONTH_MS,
             signed: false,
-            sameSite: urlUtils.isSSL(config.get('url')) ? 'none' : 'lax',
-            secure: urlUtils.isSSL(config.get('url'))
+            sameSite: 'none'
         })(req, res, next);
     },