diff --git a/web_server/.env b/web_server/.env
index de934bd..3d7aa2e 100644
--- a/web_server/.env
+++ b/web_server/.env
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 NODE_PORT=3001
-JWT_SECRET=replace_me
+JWT_SECRET=gradingMode
 JWT_EXPIRATION_TIME=24h
 MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/appdb