diff --git a/monitoring/settings.ini b/monitoring/settings.ini
index 33ac1ba..222b25c 100644
--- a/monitoring/settings.ini
+++ b/monitoring/settings.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # This file will be parsed by settings.py.
 
 [common]
+# A new key can be generated using django.core.management.utils.get_random_secret_key()
+secret_key =
+
 # `allowed_hosts` values should be comma separated list of hostnames (fqdn's)
 allowed_hosts =
 
diff --git a/monitoring/settings.py b/monitoring/settings.py
index 724f7d9..fcd1764 100644
--- a/monitoring/settings.py
+++ b/monitoring/settings.py
@@ -18,10 +18,7 @@
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 
 # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
-# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/howto/deployment/checklist/
-
-# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
-SECRET_KEY = 'ge^fd9rf)htmxji8kf=jk8frh3=^11@^n=h14gu*fqt^0-lnr$'
+# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/howto/deployment/checklist/
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
 DEBUG = False
@@ -33,6 +30,9 @@
     file_path = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'monitoring', 'settings.ini')
     cp.read(file_path)
 
+    # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
+    SECRET_KEY = cp.get('common', 'secret_key')
+
     ALLOWED_HOSTS = cp.get('common', 'allowed_hosts').split(',')
 
     # Database