diff --git a/server/src/index.js b/server/src/index.js
index edad513..8960767 100644
--- a/server/src/index.js
+++ b/server/src/index.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import errorHandler from './middleware/error.js'
 import globalRateLimit from './middleware/globalRateLimit.js'
 import sessionMiddleware from './middleware/session.js'
 import expiryRemovalScheduler from './containers/expiryChecker.js'
-import { createTestUser } from './utils/auth.js'
 
 async function main() {
   try {
@@ -26,8 +25,6 @@ async function main() {
     process.exit(1)
   }
 
-  await createTestUser()
-
   await loadAndUpdateQuests()
   expiryRemovalScheduler()
 
diff --git a/server/src/utils/auth.js b/server/src/utils/auth.js
index 4f215f6..2c87137 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/auth.js
+++ b/server/src/utils/auth.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken'
-import { User } from '@linux-odyssey/models'
 import bcrypt from 'bcrypt'
 import config from '../config.js'
 
@@ -7,23 +6,11 @@ export function hashPassword(password) {
   return bcrypt.hash(password, 10)
 }
 
-export async function createTestUser() {
-  let user = await User.findOne({ username: 'alex' })
-  if (!user) {
-    user = new User({
-      username: 'alex',
-      email: 'alex@example.com',
-    })
-    user.hashedPassword = await hashPassword('123456')
-    await user.save()
-  }
-}
-
 export function genJWT(payload) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     jwt.sign(
       payload,
-      config.jwtSecret,
+      config.secret,
       { expiresIn: config.containerExpiry },
       (err, token) => {
         if (err) {
@@ -38,7 +25,7 @@ export function genJWT(payload) {
 
 export function verifyJWT(token) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    jwt.verify(token, config.jwtSecret, (err, decoded) => {
+    jwt.verify(token, config.secret, (err, decoded) => {
       if (err) {
         reject(err)
       } else {