--- a/foodtruck/web.py	Wed Jan 27 22:47:24 2016 -0800
+++ b/foodtruck/web.py	Wed Jan 27 23:39:00 2016 -0800
@@ -91,6 +91,15 @@
     logging.exception(ex)
 
 
+_missing_secret_key = False
+
+if not app.secret_key:
+    # If there's no secret key, create a temp one but mark the app as not
+    # correctly installed so it shows the installation information page.
+    app.secret_key = 'temp-key'
+    _missing_secret_key = True
+
+
 from flask.ext.login import LoginManager, UserMixin
 
 
@@ -113,6 +122,14 @@
 login_manager.login_view = 'login'
 login_manager.user_loader(load_user)
 
+if _missing_secret_key:
+    def _handler():
+        raise FoodTruckConfigNotFoundError()
+
+    logger.debug("No secret key found, disabling website.")
+    login_manager.unauthorized_handler(_handler)
+    login_manager.login_view = None
+
 
 try:
     from flask.ext.bcrypt import Bcrypt