diff --git a/basic/apps/ninja/invoiceninja-values-configmap.yaml b/basic/apps/ninja/invoiceninja-values-configmap.yaml
index 2c71976..adbe4f1 100644
--- a/basic/apps/ninja/invoiceninja-values-configmap.yaml
+++ b/basic/apps/ninja/invoiceninja-values-configmap.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ data:
     persistence:
       public:
         existingClaim: invoiceninja-data
-    appKey: "${app_key}"
     debug: true
     userEmail: "${admin_email}"
     userPassword: "${password}"
diff --git a/templates/stackspin-invoiceninja-variables.yaml.jinja b/templates/stackspin-invoiceninja-variables.yaml.jinja
index eba6cee..0a778f2 100644
--- a/templates/stackspin-invoiceninja-variables.yaml.jinja
+++ b/templates/stackspin-invoiceninja-variables.yaml.jinja
@@ -4,6 +4,5 @@ metadata:
   name: stackspin-invoiceninja-variables
 data:
   password: "{{ 32 | generate_password | b64encode }}"
-  app_key: "{{ 64 | generate_password | b64encode }}"
   mariadb_password: "{{ 32 | generate_password | b64encode }}"
   mariadb_root_password: "{{ 32 | generate_password | b64encode }}"