diff --git a/amanuensis/app.py b/amanuensis/app.py
index 0c87e9c..d5fda82 100644
--- a/amanuensis/app.py
+++ b/amanuensis/app.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 from flask import Flask, render_template
 
-app = Flask(__name__)
+import config
+
+app = Flask("amanuensis")
+app.secret_key = bytes.fromhex(config.get('secret_key'))
 
 @app.route("/")
 def root():
diff --git a/amanuensis/cli.py b/amanuensis/cli.py
index ad012f6..710f7d8 100644
--- a/amanuensis/cli.py
+++ b/amanuensis/cli.py
@@ -109,8 +109,14 @@ def command_generate_secret(args):
 @add_argument("-p", "--port", default="5000")
 def command_run(args):
 	"""Runs the default Flask development server"""
-	from app import app
-	app.run(host=args.address, port=args.port)
+	import app
+	import config
+
+	if config.get("secret_key") is None:
+		config.logger.error("Can't run server without a secret_key. Run generate-secret first")
+		return -1
+	app.app.run(host=args.address, port=args.port)
+
 
 @add_argument("--foo", action="store_true")
 def command_dump(args):