diff --git a/smardigo/templates/connect/secret.yml b/smardigo/templates/connect/secret.yml
index 44125ad..a49ae2d 100644
--- a/smardigo/templates/connect/secret.yml
+++ b/smardigo/templates/connect/secret.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ data:
  # check, if a secret is already set
   {{- if or (not $old_sec) (not $old_sec.data) (not index $old_sec.data "JWT_SECRET") }}
   # if not set, then generate a new password
-  JWT_SECRET: {{ # 20 | b64enc }}
+  JWT_SECRET: {{ randAlphaNum 32 | b64enc }}
   {{ else }}
   # if set, then use the old value
   JWT_SECRET: {{ index $old_sec.data "JWT_SECRET" }}