diff --git a/middleware/cookie.js b/middleware/cookie.js
index 016aed1..ab7747c 100644
--- a/middleware/cookie.js
+++ b/middleware/cookie.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const base = require('js-base64');
 const cookie_parse = require('cookie-parser');
 const cookie_encrypt = require('cookie-encrypter');
 
-const APP_KEY = Buffer.from(process.env.APP_KEY, 'base64');
+const APP_KEY = Buffer.from(process.env.APP_KEY, 'base64').toString('ascii');
 
 router.use(cookie_parse(APP_KEY));
 router.use(cookie_encrypt(APP_KEY));
diff --git a/scripts/generate_key.py b/scripts/generate_key.py
index 270a167..d000a16 100755
--- a/scripts/generate_key.py
+++ b/scripts/generate_key.py
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 import os
-import secrets
+import random
 import base64
 
 if (not os.path.exists('.env')):
     print('No .env file found. Please create a dotenv to proceed.');
     exit(-1);
 
-key_bytes = secrets.token_bytes(32);
+secrets = random.SystemRandom()
+
+key_bytes = ''.join(secrets.choices(list('abcdef1234567890'), k=32)).encode('ascii');
 dotenv_text = '';
 
 with open('.env', 'tr', encoding='utf-8') as f: