diff --git a/src/services/vector_db.py b/src/services/vector_db.py
index c77ef0e..471f586 100644
--- a/src/services/vector_db.py
+++ b/src/services/vector_db.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class VectorDatabaseService:
             api_key: API key for authentication (optional)
             collection_name: Name of the collection to use
             prefer_grpc: Whether to use gRPC instead of HTTP
-            https: Whether to use HTTPS. If None, auto-detect based on host
+            https: Whether to use HTTPS. If None, skip SSL
         """
         self.host = host or settings.QDRANT_HOST
         self.port = port or settings.QDRANT_PORT
@@ -49,17 +49,8 @@ class VectorDatabaseService:
         
         # Handle HTTPS setting properly
         if https is None:
-            # First check if explicitly set in environment
-            qdrant_https_env = os.getenv("QDRANT_HTTPS")
-            if qdrant_https_env is not None:
-                # Use the parsed boolean value from settings
-                https = settings.QDRANT_HTTPS
-            else:
-                # Auto-detect: Use HTTP for localhost and known development IPs, HTTPS for others
-                https = not (self.host in ["localhost", "127.0.0.1"] or self.host.startswith("192.168.") or self.host.startswith("10."))
-                # Override for specific known HTTP-only servers
-                if self.host == "34.171.134.17":
-                    https = False
+#TODO ensure SSL
+                https = False
         
         logger.info(f"Connecting to Qdrant at {self.host}:{self.port} (HTTPS: {https}, gRPC: {prefer_grpc})")