diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 912195b..a7efbfe 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ django-debug-toolbar==0.11.0
 django-extensions==1.2.5
 django-markdown-deux==1.0.4
 django-pagination==1.0.7
+django-sslify>=0.2
 django-storages==1.1.5
 django-taggit==0.10
 django-tastypie==0.10.0
diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index cccdaa9..0d0b739 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ STATICFILES_FINDERS = ('django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder','dj
 STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'static')
 STATIC_URL = 'https://snipt.s3.amazonaws.com/'
 TASTYPIE_CANNED_ERROR = "There was an error with your request. The site developers have a record of this error, please email api@snipt.net and we'll help you out."
-TEMPLATE_DIRS = (os.path.join(PROJECT_PATH, 'templates'))
+TEMPLATE_DIRS = (os.path.join(PROJECT_PATH, 'templates'),)
 TEMPLATE_DEBUG = DEBUG
 TIME_ZONE = 'America/New_York'
 USE_HTTPS = True if 'USE_SSL' in os.environ else False
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ LOGGING = {
     'loggers': {}
 }
 MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
+    'sslify.middleware.SSLifyMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
diff --git a/settings_local.py-template b/settings_local.py-template
index 9c63c9d..f08d1af 100644
--- a/settings_local.py-template
+++ b/settings_local.py-template
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ DEBUG=True
 S3_URL = 'https://%s.s3.amazonaws.com/' % AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME
 STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'storages.backends.s3boto.S3BotoStorage'
 STATIC_URL = '/static/'
+SSLIFY_DISABLE = True