diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
index e4ab2884..950b9ed7 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
@@ -209,6 +209,17 @@ FIXTURE_DIRS = (
     str(APPS_DIR.path('fixtures')),
 )
 
+# SECURITY
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#session-cookie-httponly
+SESSION_COOKIE_HTTPONLY = True
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#csrf-cookie-httponly
+CSRF_COOKIE_HTTPONLY = True
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#secure-browser-xss-filter
+SECURE_BROWSER_XSS_FILTER = True
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#x-frame-options
+X_FRAME_OPTIONS = 'DENY'
+
 # EMAIL
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#email-backend
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py
index 87753b55..e77d4304 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py
@@ -41,12 +41,8 @@ SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER = ('HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO', 'https')
 SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT = env.bool('DJANGO_SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT', default=True)
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#session-cookie-secure
 SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE = True
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#session-cookie-httponly
-SESSION_COOKIE_HTTPONLY = True
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#csrf-cookie-secure
 CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE = True
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#csrf-cookie-httponly
-CSRF_COOKIE_HTTPONLY = True
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/security/#ssl-https
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#secure-hsts-seconds
 # TODO: set this to 60 seconds first and then to 518400 once you prove the former works
@@ -57,10 +53,6 @@ SECURE_HSTS_INCLUDE_SUBDOMAINS = env.bool('DJANGO_SECURE_HSTS_INCLUDE_SUBDOMAINS
 SECURE_HSTS_PRELOAD = env.bool('DJANGO_SECURE_HSTS_PRELOAD', default=True)
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/middleware/#x-content-type-options-nosniff
 SECURE_CONTENT_TYPE_NOSNIFF = env.bool('DJANGO_SECURE_CONTENT_TYPE_NOSNIFF', default=True)
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#secure-browser-xss-filter
-SECURE_BROWSER_XSS_FILTER = True
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#x-frame-options
-X_FRAME_OPTIONS = 'DENY'
 
 # STORAGES
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------