diff --git a/doorlockd-new/config.cfg b/doorlockd-new/config.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5f95eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doorlockd-new/config.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+DEBUG = True
+SECRET_KEY = 'foobar'
diff --git a/doorlockd-new/doorlockd.py b/doorlockd-new/doorlockd.py
index e00d8d4..a2664fb 100755
--- a/doorlockd-new/doorlockd.py
+++ b/doorlockd-new/doorlockd.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ default_binddn = 'cn=%s,ou=people,dc=binary-kitchen,dc=de'
 html_title = 'Binary Kitchen Doorlock (%s - v%s)' % (__status__, __version__)
 
 webapp = Flask(__name__)
-webapp.config['SECRET_KEY'] = 'foobar'
+webapp.config.from_pyfile('config.cfg')
 socketio = SocketIO(webapp, async_mode=None)
 Bootstrap(webapp)