diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d9f045b1c..a04608b66 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -12,12 +12,10 @@ if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
   );
 }
 
-const app = require('./server').default;
-const http = require('http');
-
 if (
+  !process.env.SECRET_KEY ||
   process.env.SECRET_KEY ===
-  'F0E5AD933D7F6FD8F4DBB3E038C501C052DC0593C686D21ACB30AE205D2F634B'
+    'F0E5AD933D7F6FD8F4DBB3E038C501C052DC0593C686D21ACB30AE205D2F634B'
 ) {
   console.error(
     'Please set SECRET_KEY env variable with output of `openssl rand -hex 32`'
@@ -25,6 +23,9 @@ if (
   process.exit(1);
 }
 
+const app = require('./server').default;
+const http = require('http');
+
 const server = http.createServer(app.callback());
 server.listen(process.env.PORT || '3000');
 server.on('error', err => {