diff --git a/kubernetes/deployment-production.tmpl b/kubernetes/deployment-production.tmpl
index 141700a..588d7d0 100644
--- a/kubernetes/deployment-production.tmpl
+++ b/kubernetes/deployment-production.tmpl
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ spec:
           env:
           - name: PANOPTES_PROD_URL
             value: https://panoptes.zooniverse.org/
+          - name: ENV
+            value: production
           volumeMounts:
             - name: theia-production-volume
               mountPath: "/tmp"
@@ -114,6 +116,18 @@ spec:
           claimName: theia-production-redis
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: theia-production-redis
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteMany
+  storageClassName: azurefile
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 5Gi
+---
+apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
   name: theia-production-redis
diff --git a/start_server.sh b/start_server.sh
index e2e3382..57bd3e4 100755
--- a/start_server.sh
+++ b/start_server.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ done
 echo Applying migrations
 python manage.py migrate --noinput
 
-if [ "$DJANGO_ENV" == "production" ]; then
+if [ "$ENV" == "production" ]; then
   if [ ! -d "theia/static" ]; then
     echo Generating static files
     python manage.py collectstatic
diff --git a/theia/settings.py b/theia/settings.py
index 2b2f30c..0806962 100644
--- a/theia/settings.py
+++ b/theia/settings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@
 # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/howto/deployment/checklist/
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
-SECRET_KEY = '6n$fr-9vudyln(o=6jzv*pr_3b9(kajv=#&wq6ep4vm_s1m@6p'
+if os.environ.get('ENV') == "production":
+    SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get('SECRET_KEY')
+else
+    SECRET_KEY = '6n$fr-9vudyln(o=6jzv*pr_3b9(kajv=#&wq6ep4vm_s1m@6p'
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
 DEBUG = True