diff --git a/website/docs/installation/docker-compose.mdx b/website/docs/installation/docker-compose.mdx
index fa430646e2..5d89aa5b20 100644
--- a/website/docs/installation/docker-compose.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/installation/docker-compose.mdx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Run the following commands to generate a password and secret key and write them
 {/* prettier-ignore */}
 ```shell
 echo "PG_PASS=$(openssl rand -base64 36)" >> .env
-echo "AUTHENTIK_SECRET_KEY=$(openssl rand -base64 36)" >> .env
+echo "AUTHENTIK_SECRET_KEY=$(openssl rand -base64 60)" >> .env
 ```
 
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