diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index bda6dc3..9bd1d3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up environment
+        run: |
+          cat < deployment/.env << EOF
+          JWT_SECRET=${{ secrets.JWT_SECRET }}
+          EOF
       - name: Build container
         run: |
           cd deployment
diff --git a/backend/constants.py b/backend/constants.py
index 271642c..e1086c9 100644
--- a/backend/constants.py
+++ b/backend/constants.py
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
+import os
+
+
 DATABASE_URL = "sqlite:///./data/database.db"
-JWT_SECRET_KEY = "fromchat-jwt-secret"
 JWT_ALGORITHM = "HS256"
 ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_HOURS = 24
-OWNER_USERNAME = "denis0001-dev"
\ No newline at end of file
+OWNER_USERNAME = "denis0001-dev"
+JWT_SECRET_KEY = os.getenv("JWT_SECRET")
+
+if not JWT_SECRET_KEY:
+    raise ValueError("JWT secret key empty")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deployment/docker-compose.yml b/deployment/docker-compose.yml
index 40ea6fc..0a818be 100644
--- a/deployment/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/deployment/docker-compose.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ services:
       context: ..
     environment:
       PORT: 8300
+      JWT_SECRET: ${JWT_SECRET}
     volumes:
       - "data:/app/data"
     develop:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c781e64..504f2d0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,17 +4,15 @@
     "version": "0.0.0",
     "type": "module",
     "scripts": {
-        "backend:run": "cd backend && ../.venv/bin/fastapi dev --port 8300 main.py",
+        "backend:run": "cd backend && dotenv -e ../deployment/.env -- ../.venv/bin/fastapi dev --port 8300 main.py",
         "backend:dependencies": "python3 -m venv .venv && ./.venv/bin/pip3 install -r backend/requirements.txt",
         "backend:reinstall": "rm -rf .venv && npm run backend:dependencies",
         "backend:clean": "rm -rf backend/data",
-
         "frontend:dev": "vite frontend",
         "frontend:build": "tsc --project frontend && vite build frontend",
         "frontend:preview": "vite preview frontend",
         "frontend:dependencies": "npm install",
         "frontend:clean": "rm -rf frontend/dist",
-
         "dev": "concurrently 'npm run frontend:dev' 'npm run backend:run'",
         "build": "npm run frontend:build",
         "preview": "cd deployment && docker compose up --build --watch",
@@ -25,6 +23,7 @@
     "devDependencies": {
         "autoprefixer": "^10.4.21",
         "concurrently": "^9.2.0",
+        "dotenv-cli": "^10.0.0",
         "postcss": "^8.5.6",
         "sass-embedded": "^1.90.0",
         "terser": "^5.43.1",