diff --git a/deploy/docker-compose.yaml b/deploy/docker-compose.yaml
index bc56699..09826d4 100644
--- a/deploy/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/deploy/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ name: geo-rankly
 
 x-app-env: &app-env
   CONFIG_PATH: /app/configs/config.yaml
-  JWT_SECRET: ${JWT_SECRET:geo-Aa123456-change-me-in-production}
+  JWT_SECRET: ${JWT_SECRET:-geo-Aa123456-change-me-in-production}
   JWT_ACCESS_TTL: ${JWT_ACCESS_TTL:-15m}
   JWT_REFRESH_TTL: ${JWT_REFRESH_TTL:-720h}
   SCHEDULER_INTERNAL_METRICS_TOKEN: ${SCHEDULER_INTERNAL_METRICS_TOKEN:-}