diff --git a/debian/wcsinstd.postinst b/debian/wcsinstd.postinst
index 3761984..d2097cf 100644
--- a/debian/wcsinstd.postinst
+++ b/debian/wcsinstd.postinst
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ case "$1" in
         chown $WCSINSTD_USER:$WCSINSTD_GROUP $WCSINSTD_HOME/media $WCSINSTD_HOME/templates
         # echo -n "Initializing sqlite database.."
         # $WCSINSTD_INIT manage syncdb --migrate
-        echo -n "Generating secret.."
-        dd if=/dev/random ibs=1 count=32 2>/dev/null >/etc/$NAME/secret
-        echo "..done"
+        if [ ! -f /etc/$NAME/secret ]; then
+          echo -n "Generating secret.."
+          dd if=/dev/random ibs=1 count=32 2>/dev/null >/etc/$NAME/secret
+          echo "..done"
+        fi
         echo -n "Generating static files.."
         $WCSINSTD_INIT manage collectstatic --noinput --link
         echo "..done"