diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 42dc699..41a14d0 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 mongoURI=mongodb://localhost:27017
 dbo=school
+secret=
 PORT=8000
 SYSTEM_EMAIL=
 SYSTEM_PASSWORD=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/controllers/authController.go b/controllers/authController.go
index 64ac815..af828c2 100644
--- a/controllers/authController.go
+++ b/controllers/authController.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ var studentCollection *mongo.Collection = database.OpenCollection(database.Clien
 var contactCollection *mongo.Collection = database.OpenCollection(database.Client, "contacts")
 var adminCollection *mongo.Collection = database.OpenCollection(database.Client, "admins")
 
-const SecretKey = "secret"
+var SecretKey = os.Getenv("secret")
 
 var systemEmail string = os.Getenv("SYSTEM_EMAIL")
 var systemPassword string = os.Getenv("SYSTEM_PASSWORD")