diff --git a/.env.heroku b/.env.heroku
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44ed7bfaaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.heroku
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+APP_ENV=local
+APP_DEBUG=false
+APP_NAME=FireflyIII
+APP_KEY=7ahyYVPVsmxjdhsweWCauGeJfwc92NP2
+APP_LOG=errorlog
+APP_LOG_LEVEL=info
+APP_URL=http://localhost
+TRUSTED_PROXIES=
+
+DB_CONNECTION=pgsql
+DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
+DB_PORT=3306
+DB_DATABASE=homestead
+DB_USERNAME=homestead
+DB_PASSWORD=secret
+
+BROADCAST_DRIVER=log
+CACHE_DRIVER=file
+SESSION_DRIVER=file
+QUEUE_DRIVER=sync
+
+COOKIE_PATH="/"
+COOKIE_DOMAIN=
+COOKIE_SECURE=false
+
+REDIS_HOST=127.0.0.1
+REDIS_PASSWORD=null
+REDIS_PORT=6379
+
+MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
+MAIL_HOST=smtp.mailtrap.io
+MAIL_PORT=2525
+MAIL_FROM=changeme@example.com
+MAIL_USERNAME=null
+MAIL_PASSWORD=null
+MAIL_ENCRYPTION=null
+
+SEND_REGISTRATION_MAIL=true
+SEND_ERROR_MESSAGE=true
+SHOW_INCOMPLETE_TRANSLATIONS=false
+
+CACHE_PREFIX=firefly
+
+SEARCH_RESULT_LIMIT=50
+EXCHANGE_RATE_SERVICE=fixerio
+
+MAPBOX_API_KEY=
+ANALYTICS_ID=
+SITE_OWNER=heroku@example.com
+USE_ENCRYPTION=true
+
+PUSHER_KEY=
+PUSHER_SECRET=
+PUSHER_ID=
+
+DEMO_USERNAME=
+DEMO_PASSWORD=
+
+IS_DOCKER=false
+IS_SANDSTORM=false
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 99c0826ddb..4fd89df99c 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
       "php artisan firefly:instructions install"
     ],
     "compile": [
-      "@php artisan key:generate --force"
+      "@php -r \"file_exists('.env.heroku') || copy('.env.heroku', '.env');\""
     ]
   },
   "config": {
diff --git a/config/app.php b/config/app.php
index 916b474ab3..36121a892f 100644
--- a/config/app.php
+++ b/config/app.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ return [
     'timezone'        => 'UTC',
     'locale'          => 'en_US',
     'fallback_locale' => 'en_US',
-    'key'             => env('APP_KEY','7ahyYVPVsmxjdhsweWCauGeJfwc92NP2'),
+    'key'             => env('APP_KEY'),
     'cipher'          => 'AES-256-CBC',
     'log'             => env('APP_LOG', 'errorlog'),
     'log_level'       => env('APP_LOG_LEVEL', 'info'),