diff --git a/app/app.py b/app/app.py
index 6d7ecec..09ace99 100644
--- a/app/app.py
+++ b/app/app.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from create_events import createEvents
 basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
-app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = 'HwG55rpe83jcaglifXm8NuF4WEeXyJV4'
+app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = os.environ['SECRET_KEY']
 app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] =\
            'sqlite:///' + os.path.join(basedir, os.environ['SQLITE_DB'])
 app.config['SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS'] = False
diff --git a/app/worker.py b/app/worker.py
index f9de303..3593008 100644
--- a/app/worker.py
+++ b/app/worker.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from apscheduler.triggers.cron import CronTrigger
 basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
-app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = 'HwG55rpe83jcaglifXm8NuF4WEeXyJV4'
+app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = os.environ['SECRET_KEY']
 app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] =\
            'sqlite:///' + os.path.join(basedir, os.environ['SQLITE_DB'])
 app.config['SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS'] = False
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 889859d..90e42b2 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ services:
     restart: always
     environment:
       - SQLITE_DB=database.db
+      - SECRET_KEY=notasecuresecretkeyonlyuseforlocaldevelopment
     volumes:
       - ./database.db:/app/database.db
     ports: