diff --git a/db.py b/db.py
index af060870c..8e2efab6e 100644
--- a/db.py
+++ b/db.py
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ from flask.ext.script import Manager, Server
 from flask_migrate import Migrate, MigrateCommand
 from app import create_app, db
 from credstash import getAllSecrets
+import os
 
 secrets = getAllSecrets(region="eu-west-1")
+for key, val in secrets.items():
+    os.environ[key] = val
 
 application = create_app()