diff --git a/config.template.json b/config.template.json
index 7af28fd..240e408 100644
--- a/config.template.json
+++ b/config.template.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   "admin_emails": ["mail@example.com"],
   "mod_emails": ["mail@example.com"],
 
-  "jwt_key": "",
+  "jwt_key": "generate a random secret string here",
   "server_addr": "0.0.0.0:80",
 
   "logger": true,
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index c7f5cb4..9652e7e 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ Check it out in the "Stats" page on the site.
 ### Compiling
 
 * Make sure dependencies are installed
+* install packr - `go get -u github.com/gobuffalo/packr/...`
 * Rename the `config.template.json` to `config.json`
 * add configurations to `config.json`
 * `cd client && npm run dev`