diff --git a/backend-services/feed-service/Dockerfile b/backend-services/feed-service/Dockerfile
index 816c12e152289dfb1258fb580208b575cd30b082..4419eff213d22670ded3935632f14109f7bebe20 100644
--- a/backend-services/feed-service/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend-services/feed-service/Dockerfile
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ RUN unzip -d svc target/universal/feed-service-1.0.0.zip \
 EXPOSE 9000
 
 # Delete the RUNNING_PID fle that incorrectly tells Play there is already an instance running
-CMD rm -f svc/RUNNING_PID && svc/bin/start
+CMD rm -f svc/RUNNING_PID && svc/bin/start -Dplay.http.secret.key=$PLAY_HTTP_SECRET_KEY
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index bb30c5c70b372319040a71e8f81dd4a0778514a1..3cd75caa960512a6cf43ded34a848f2f1d161989 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - MONGO_URI=mongodb://feed-mongo:27017/
       - JWT_PRIVATE_KEY=yB/uX5KdyjHN9P34IE49HxAcrlQ4gfvpVJEzGbo5E/I=
+      - PLAY_HTTP_SECRET_KEY=DUvbrcM2AbuB7oXboI1x`ZI_?1Iou>/ch2@lFXfrvVkWlHuA848y?GyR/0i2Ma:A
       - FRIEND_SERVICE_URI=http://friend-service:9000/
       - ENABLE_QUESTION_DB_SEEDING=true