diff --git a/app/models/site_config.rb b/app/models/site_config.rb
index fb8642a01..c43462cac 100644
--- a/app/models/site_config.rb
+++ b/app/models/site_config.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class SiteConfig < RailsSettings::Base
   cache_prefix { "v1" }
 
   # API Tokens
-  field :health_check_token, type: :string, default: "secret"
+  field :health_check_token, type: :string
 
   # Authentication
   field :authentication_providers, type: :array, default: Authentication::Providers.available
diff --git a/lib/tasks/app_setup.rake b/lib/tasks/app_initializer.rake
similarity index 89%
rename from lib/tasks/app_setup.rake
rename to lib/tasks/app_initializer.rake
index 55497b8af..35cfc366c 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/app_setup.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/app_initializer.rake
@@ -14,5 +14,7 @@ namespace :app_initializer do
 
     puts "\n== Updating Data =="
     Rake::Task["data_updates:enqueue_data_update_worker"].execute
+
+    SiteConfig.health_check_token ||= SecureRandom.hex(10)
   end
 end