[Python] Running NetBox from a venv in VS Code Debugger not handling --insecure

I'm trying to run NetBox in a remote installation of VS Code Server on a Ubuntu VM. I have a venv activated, and in VS Code I'm pointing to venv/bin/python as the the interpreter. Despite all of this, NetBox isn't registering the --insecure flag.

Here is my launch.json showing the --insecure flag in use:

{
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"name": "Python Debugger: Django",
"type": "debugpy",
"request": "launch",
"args": [
"runserver",
"0.0.0.0:8000",
"--insecure"
],
"django": true,
"autoStartBrowser": false,
"program": "${workspaceFolder}/netbox/manage.py"
}
]
}


Yet running the debugger gets me the unrecognized arguments error:

root@localhost:/opt/netbox# /usr/bin/env /opt/netbox-lab-0.0.1/.venv/bin/python /root/.local/share/code-server/extensions/ms-python.debugpy-2025.6.0-linux-x64/bundled/libs/debugpy/adapter/../../debugpy/launcher 34423 -- /opt/netbox/netbox/manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000 --insecure
usage: manage.py runserver [-h] [--ipv6] [--nothreading] [--noreload] [--version] [--settings SETTINGS] [--pythonpath PYTHONPATH] [--no-color] [--force-color]
[--skip-checks]
[addrport]
manage.py runserver: error: unrecognized arguments: --insecure



And here is the command line output showing that yes I am indeed activating the venv before running the NetBox dev server:

root@localhost:/opt/netbox# source .venv/bin/activate
(.venv) root@localhost:/opt/netbox# python netbox/manage.py runserver --insecure
usage: manage.py runserver [-h] [--ipv6] [--nothreading] [--noreload] [--version] [--settings SETTINGS] [--pythonpath PYTHONPATH] [--no-color] [--force-color]
[--skip-checks]
[addrport]
manage.py runserver: error: unrecognized arguments: --insecure
(.venv) root@localhost:/opt/netbox#


Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

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