diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 3bb634c..060353c 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
+DB_NAME=ollamate
+DB_USER=ollamate
+DB_PASSWORD=ollamate
+
+SECRET_KEY=
+
 CLIENT_ID=<your_client_id>
 CLIENT_SECRET=<your_client_secret>
 AZURE_TENANT_ID=<your_azure_tenant_id>
 REDIRECT_URI=<your_redirect_uri>
 
 # when running locally, you can use
-REDIRECT_URI="https://127.0.0.1:8000/azure_auth/callback" 
\ No newline at end of file
+REDIRECT_URI="https://127.0.0.1:8000/azure_auth/callback"
diff --git a/ollamate/settings.py b/ollamate/settings.py
index aa669f0..c12f2f4 100644
--- a/ollamate/settings.py
+++ b/ollamate/settings.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     print(f"Loading environment variables from {env_file}")
     environ.Env.read_env(env_file)
 else:
+    print("Fix environment variables.")
     # print(f"{env_file} not found")
     # print("CLIENT_ID:", env("CLIENT_ID"))
     # print("CLIENT_SECRET:", env("CLIENT_SECRET"))
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@
 # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/howto/deployment/checklist/
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
-SECRET_KEY = "django-insecure-(y%c-1p0lnlrxg!$3w)ptcyp=wzer(biav_-%_fehgn1oatx8p"
+SECRET_KEY = env("SECRET_KEY")
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
 DEBUG = True