diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 3358dfd..0b9bc90 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func GetConfig(args map[string]string) (*Config, error) {
 		LogDir:             GetEnvDefault("LOG_DIR", ""),
 	}
 
-	if config.SecretKey == "" {
+	if config.SecretKey == "" && args["dbver"] != "true" {
 		return nil, errors.New("Envar not set: SECRET_KEY")
 	}