diff --git a/boop-keys/setup-boop.sh b/boop-keys/setup-boop.sh
index 859d49b..8c7872a 100644
--- a/boop-keys/setup-boop.sh
+++ b/boop-keys/setup-boop.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ echo "[BOOTSTRAP] Running initial setup for BOOP..."
 
 mysql -u root -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS oauth_provider;"
 password=$(openssl rand -base64 32)
+password=$(echo $password | sed 's/[^a-zA-Z0-9]//g')
 echo $password > /home/coder/oauth-provider/.dbpass
 mysqladmin -u root password $password
 mysql -u root -p$password -e "CREATE USER 'oauth_provider'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '$password';"
@@ -17,8 +18,17 @@ echo "[BOOTSTRAP] DB Configured, setting up .env file..."
 
 echo "[BOOTSTRAP] Generating Encryption Secret"
 
-# generate encryption secret
-encryption_secret=$(openssl rand -base64 32)
+encryption_secret=$(openssl rand -base64 64)
+encryption_secret=$(echo $encryption_secret | sed 's/[^a-zA-Z0-9]//g')
+
+while [ ${#encryption_secret} -lt 64 ]
+do
+    encryption_secret_2=$(openssl rand -base64 64)
+    encryption_secret_2=$(echo $encryption_secret_2 | sed 's/[^a-zA-Z0-9]//g')
+    encryption_secret=$encryption_secret$encryption_secret_2
+done
+encryption_secret=${encryption_secret:0:64}
+
 
 WORKSPACE_ENV=$(cat /home/coder/.coder-env | grep WORKSPACE_ENV | cut -d '=' -f2)
 USERNAME_ENV=$(cat /home/coder/.coder-env | grep USERNAME_ENV | cut -d '=' -f2)