diff --git a/backend/server/main/settings.py b/backend/server/main/settings.py
index b934b99..5acecb7 100644
--- a/backend/server/main/settings.py
+++ b/backend/server/main/settings.py
@@ -220,6 +220,17 @@ REST_FRAMEWORK = {
     'DEFAULT_SCHEMA_CLASS': 'rest_framework.schemas.coreapi.AutoSchema',
 }
 
+if DEBUG:
+    REST_FRAMEWORK['DEFAULT_RENDERER_CLASSES'] = (
+        'rest_framework.renderers.JSONRenderer',
+        'rest_framework.renderers.BrowsableAPIRenderer',
+    )
+else:
+    REST_FRAMEWORK['DEFAULT_RENDERER_CLASSES'] = (
+        'rest_framework.renderers.JSONRenderer',
+    )
+
+
 CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS = [origin.strip() for origin in getenv('CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS', 'http://localhost').split(',') if origin.strip()]