diff --git a/web_project/settings.py b/web_project/settings.py
index 7d8bc50..1bb0577 100644
--- a/web_project/settings.py
+++ b/web_project/settings.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 """
 
 from pathlib import Path
+import os
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
@@ -19,7 +20,10 @@
 # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/howto/deployment/checklist/
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
-SECRET_KEY = '6cskd7@vosz+^h5org$_jjq)l$ai-05q8-g^^$tdb$x*ud7e0='
+# The SECRET_KEY is created automatically when you run the startproject command. 
+# You can store it by creating  a file called ".env" in your workspace, 
+# and adding SECRET_KEY='$generated_secret_key'.  
+SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get("SECRET_KEY")
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
 DEBUG = True