diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index afbc551..f8d8061 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 vendor
-Dockerfile
\ No newline at end of file
+Dockerfile
+salt.go
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 12852ca..3fe9c63 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 cmd/portwarden/portwarden_backup/*
 vendor/*
 **/*.portwarden
-**/*.decrypted.zip
\ No newline at end of file
+**/*.decrypted.zip
+salt.go
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/encryption.go b/encryption.go
index 7d9a2e2..89ced60 100644
--- a/encryption.go
+++ b/encryption.go
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	Salt = `,(@0vd<)D6c3:5jI;4BZ(#Gx2IZ6B>`
-
 	ErrMessageAuthenticationFailed = "cipher: message authentication failed"
 	ErrWrongBackupPassphrase       = "wrong backup passphrase entered"
 )
diff --git a/utils/generate_salt_file.go b/utils/generate_salt_file.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fb19c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/generate_salt_file.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+)
+
+const (
+	Template = `package portwarden
+
+const (
+	Salt = "%v"
+)
+`
+)
+
+func main() {
+	Salt := os.Getenv("Salt")
+	if len(Salt) == 0 {
+		log.Fatal("Salt not detected in Environment Variable `Salt`")
+	}
+	err := ioutil.WriteFile("./salt.go", []byte(fmt.Sprintf(Template, Salt)), 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		if len(Salt) == 0 {
+			log.Fatalf("Error writing salt file: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+}