diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 20307d1..f6e039f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ __pycache__/
 config.json
 test/static
 flask_session/
+app/static/config
 
 # pip stuff
 build/
diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 4b0739b..857e93f 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import os
 
 app = Flask(__name__, static_folder=os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)) + '/static')
 app.user_elements = {}
-app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = os.urandom(128)
+app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = os.urandom(16)
 app.config['SESSION_TYPE'] = 'filesystem'
 app.config['VERSION_NUMBER'] = '0.1.4'
 app.config['APP_ROOT'] = os.getenv('APP_ROOT', os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ app.config['CONFIG_PATH'] = os.getenv('CONFIG_VOLUME', app.config['STATIC_FOLDER
 app.config['SESSION_FILE_DIR'] = app.config['CONFIG_PATH']
 app.config['SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE'] = True
 
+if not os.path.exists(app.config['CONFIG_PATH']):
+    os.makedirs(app.config['CONFIG_PATH'])
+
 sess = Session()
 sess.init_app(app)
 
diff --git a/app/static/config/.gitignore b/app/static/config/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 72e8ffc..0000000
--- a/app/static/config/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-*