diff --git a/services/backend/docker-compose-aio.yaml b/services/backend/docker-compose-aio.yaml
index d152b06..4a9c61e 100644
--- a/services/backend/docker-compose-aio.yaml
+++ b/services/backend/docker-compose-aio.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ services:
       HOTPOCKET_BACKEND_ENV: "${HOTPOCKET_BACKEND_ENV:-aio}"
       HOTPOCKET_BACKEND_APP: "webapp"
       HOTPOCKET_BACKEND_DEBUG: "false"
+      HOTPOCKET_BACKEND_SECRET_KEY: "thisisntright"
       HOTPOCKET_BACKEND_DATABASE_PAYLOAD: '{"engine":"django.db.backends.sqlite3","name":"/srv/run/hotpocket-backend-aio.sqlite"}'
       HOTPOCKET_BACKEND_CELERY_IGNORE_RESULT: "true"
       HOTPOCKET_BACKEND_CELERY_ALWAYS_EAGER: "true"