diff --git a/DjangoPlugin/tracdjangoplugin/settings.py b/DjangoPlugin/tracdjangoplugin/settings.py
index b0f6246..f72e9fd 100644
--- a/DjangoPlugin/tracdjangoplugin/settings.py
+++ b/DjangoPlugin/tracdjangoplugin/settings.py
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@
 ]
 
 
-SECRET_KEY = str(SECRETS.get("secret_key", ""))
+SECRET_KEY = SECRETS.get("secret_key", "")
 
 LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = "/"