diff --git a/mayan/settings/literals.py b/mayan/settings/literals.py
index 28b9d8a041..fd4ea1e65a 100644
--- a/mayan/settings/literals.py
+++ b/mayan/settings/literals.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-DEFAULT_SECRET_KEY = 'secret_key_missing'
+DEFAULT_SECRET_KEY = 'secret-key-missing!'
 SECRET_KEY_FILENAME = 'SECRET_KEY'
 SYSTEM_DIR = 'system'