diff --git a/launch.sh b/launch.sh
index ed375e5..53b236d 100755
--- a/launch.sh
+++ b/launch.sh
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ start() {
   # Run existing Docker container, otherwise create a new one
   GISSMO_RUNNING=$($docker_cmd inspect --format="{{ .State.Running }}" ${GISSMO_DOCKER_NAME} 2> /dev/null)
   if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
-    $docker_cmd run -it --rm --link ${POSTGRES_DOCKER_NAME}:db -p ${GISSMO_DOCKER_PORT}:8000 --name ${GISSMO_DOCKER_NAME} gissmo:${GISSMO_VERSION} $ARGS || error_and_quit "Failed to create and launch ${GISSMO_DOCKER_NAME} container."
+    $docker_cmd run -it --rm --link ${POSTGRES_DOCKER_NAME}:db -p ${GISSMO_DOCKER_PORT}:8000 -e SECRET_KEY="abcdefg" --name ${GISSMO_DOCKER_NAME} gissmo:${GISSMO_VERSION} $ARGS || error_and_quit "Failed to create and launch ${GISSMO_DOCKER_NAME} container."
   else
     error_and_quit "${GISSMO_DOCKER_NAME} is already launched!"
   fi