diff --git a/templates/project/config.ru b/templates/project/config.ru
index 6e1076a0..a509bf39 100644
--- a/templates/project/config.ru
+++ b/templates/project/config.ru
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 require 'dashing'
+require 'securerandom'
 
 configure do
-  set :auth_token, 'YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN'
+  set :auth_token, ENV['AUTH_TOKEN'] || SecureRandom.uuid
 
   helpers do
     def protected!
@@ -15,4 +16,4 @@ map Sinatra::Application.assets_prefix do
   run Sinatra::Application.sprockets
 end
 
-run Sinatra::Application
\ No newline at end of file
+run Sinatra::Application