# Fix Cloudflare 'too many redirects' on Laravel Forge SSL

> Fix the too many redirects error on a Laravel Forge site with Cloudflare DNS by switching the SSL/TLS encryption mode from Flexible to Full (strict).

Author: [Flavio Copes](https://flaviocopes.com/about/) | Published: 2023-05-26 | Topics: [Laravel](https://flaviocopes.com/tags/laravel/) | Canonical: https://flaviocopes.com/site-deployed-on-laravel-forge-and-dns-on-cloudflare-saying-too-many-redirects-after-setting-up-ssl-tls/

Solve it by setting SSL/TLS encryption mode to **Full (strict)** in the CloudFlare interface:

![Cloudflare SSL/TLS encryption mode settings page showing Full strict option selected](https://flaviocopes.com/images/site-deployed-on-laravel-forge-and-dns-on-cloudflare-saying-too-many-redirects-after-setting-up-ssl-tls/1.webp)

It was set on Flexible by default, and just got this message over and over:

![Browser error message showing too many redirects occurred when accessing the website](https://flaviocopes.com/images/site-deployed-on-laravel-forge-and-dns-on-cloudflare-saying-too-many-redirects-after-setting-up-ssl-tls/2.webp)