diff --git a/physionet-django/physionet/settings/base.py b/physionet-django/physionet/settings/base.py
index 7f02dc5f0..d86e01fea 100644
--- a/physionet-django/physionet/settings/base.py
+++ b/physionet-django/physionet/settings/base.py
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@
 ORCID_CLIENT_SECRET = config('ORCID_CLIENT_SECRET', default=False)
 ORCID_SCOPE = config('ORCID_SCOPE', default=False)
 ORCID_LOGIN_ENABLED = "openid" in ORCID_SCOPE
+ORCID_OPEN_ID_JWKS_URL = config('ORCID_OPEN_ID_JWKS_URL', default=False)
 
 # Tags for the CITISOAPService API
 CITI_USERNAME = config('CITI_USERNAME', default='')
diff --git a/physionet-django/user/validators.py b/physionet-django/user/validators.py
index 564095b94..2c306243b 100644
--- a/physionet-django/user/validators.py
+++ b/physionet-django/user/validators.py
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ def validate_orcid_id_token(token):
     access_token and signed id_token, this function validates id_token signature
     """
 
-    jwks_url = "https://sandbox.orcid.org/oauth/jwks"  # ORCID Sandbox JWKS URL
+    jwks_url = settings.ORCID_OPEN_ID_JWKS_URL
     jwks = requests.get(jwks_url).json()
     headers = jwt.get_unverified_header(token)