diff --git a/next.config.ts b/next.config.ts
index 3850d87..2e27cc2 100644
--- a/next.config.ts
+++ b/next.config.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
 import type { NextConfig } from "next"
-import crypto from "crypto"
-
-// Generate a random JWT secret on every dev server start to invalidate all prior sessions
-if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production") {
-  process.env.JWT_SECRET = crypto.randomUUID()
-}
 
 const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
   eslint: {
diff --git a/src/lib/auth.ts b/src/lib/auth.ts
index 1f395cf..8013752 100644
--- a/src/lib/auth.ts
+++ b/src/lib/auth.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ import { SignJWT, jwtVerify } from "jose";
 import bcrypt from "bcryptjs";
 import { query } from "@/lib/db";
 import { cookies } from "next/headers";
+import crypto from "crypto";
 
-const RAW_SECRET = process.env.JWT_SECRET;
+const RAW_SECRET = process.env.NODE_ENV === "production"
+  ? process.env.JWT_SECRET
+  : crypto.randomUUID();
 if (!RAW_SECRET) {
   throw new Error("JWT_SECRET environment variable is required");
 }