diff --git a/ureport/settings.py.prod b/ureport/settings.py.prod
index 78782087a..f6b8261cf 100644
--- a/ureport/settings.py.prod
+++ b/ureport/settings.py.prod
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']
 SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE = True
 SESSION_EXPIRE_AT_BROWSER_CLOSE = False
 SESSION_COOKIE_AGE = 1209600  # 2 weeks
+MESSAGE_STORAGE = "django.contrib.messages.storage.session.SessionStorage"
 
 CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE = True
 CSRF_COOKIE_SAMESITE = "Strict"
diff --git a/ureport/settings.py.staging b/ureport/settings.py.staging
index 6aea01edd..099070b5a 100644
--- a/ureport/settings.py.staging
+++ b/ureport/settings.py.staging
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['.nyaruka.com', '.ureport.in']
 SESSION_EXPIRE_AT_BROWSER_CLOSE = False
 SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE = True
 SESSION_COOKIE_AGE = 1209600  # 2 weeks
+MESSAGE_STORAGE = "django.contrib.messages.storage.session.SessionStorage"
 
 CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE = True
 CSRF_COOKIE_SAMESITE = "Strict"