diff --git a/packages/bookwyrm/package.nix b/packages/bookwyrm/package.nix
index 628bb9c..fb00678 100644
--- a/packages/bookwyrm/package.nix
+++ b/packages/bookwyrm/package.nix
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ mkDerivation {
 		export EMAIL_HOST=""
 		export EMAIL_HOST_USER=""
 		export EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD=""
+		export SECRET_KEY=""
 
 		${python311}/bin/python manage.py compile_themes