diff --git a/config/settings/production.py b/config/settings/production.py
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+++ b/config/settings/production.py
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+import os
+
+from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
+
+from .base import *
+
+
+SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get("SECRET_KEY", None)
+
+if not SECRET_KEY:
+    raise ImproperlyConfigured("Set the SECRET_KEY environment variable")