diff --git a/TES/tes/apiendpoints.py b/TES/tes/apiendpoints.py
index 0a7c37940e3c2da2eb99514ad87c6c9a11cb7bdd..8df948ffdfede7ce5e77b6b4ae4c362ef10bb5d8 100644
--- a/TES/tes/apiendpoints.py
+++ b/TES/tes/apiendpoints.py
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ class CreateTunnel(Resource):
                    localbind=localbind, authtok=authtok)
         response = make_response("")
         response.mime_type = 'application/json'
-        response.set_cookie('twsproxyauth', authtok,httponly=True,samesite='Strict',secure=True)
+        response.set_cookie('twsproxyauth', authtok)
         logger.debug('JobConnect.connect: connecting via redirect with cookie authtok set to  {}'.format(authtok))
         return response