diff --git a/rd_service/server.py b/rd_service/server.py
index bf2cd53287..39f84a880b 100644
--- a/rd_service/server.py
+++ b/rd_service/server.py
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ def get_application(static_path, is_debug, redis_connection, data_manager):
                                    static_path=static_path,
                                    debug=is_debug,
                                    login_url="/login",
-                                   cookie_secret="1f7146d871a6a23263089419cc443813",
+                                   cookie_secret=settings.COOKIE_SECRET,
                                    redis_connection=redis_connection,
                                    data_manager=data_manager)
 
diff --git a/rd_service/settings_example.py b/rd_service/settings_example.py
index 149366dbea..da2e354094 100644
--- a/rd_service/settings_example.py
+++ b/rd_service/settings_example.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 STATIC_ASSETS_PATH = "../rd_ui/dist/"
 WORKERS_COUNT = 2
 MAX_CONNECTIONS = 3
+COOKIE_SECRET = "c292a0a3aa32397cdb050e233733900f"
 
 # Configuration of the operational database for the Django models
 django.conf.settings.configure(DATABASES = { 'default': {