diff --git a/src/portal/models.py b/src/portal/models.py
index f41fa1e..de297c6 100644
--- a/src/portal/models.py
+++ b/src/portal/models.py
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ class DownloadTag(TranslatableModel):
 
 
 if getattr(settings, 'DEFAULT_STORAGE_DSN', None):
-    protected_file_storage = PrivateS3MediaStorage()
+    # protected_file_storage = PrivateS3MediaStorage()
+    protected_file_storage = default_storage
 else:
     protected_file_storage = default_storage