diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/v3/authController.ts b/backend/src/controllers/v3/authController.ts
index 3e4b3e48a..ccbded266 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/v3/authController.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/v3/authController.ts
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ export const login1 = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
         let userId = '';
         if (providerAuthToken) {
             const decodedToken = <jwt.ProviderAuthJwtPayload>(
-                jwt.verify(providerAuthToken, getJwtProviderAuthSecret())
+                jwt.verify(providerAuthToken, await getJwtProviderAuthSecret())
             );
+
             userId = decodedToken.userId;
         }
 
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ export const login2 = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
         let userId = '';
         if (providerAuthToken) {
             const decodedToken = <jwt.ProviderAuthJwtPayload>(
-                jwt.verify(providerAuthToken, getJwtProviderAuthSecret())
+                jwt.verify(providerAuthToken, await getJwtProviderAuthSecret())
             );
             userId = decodedToken.userId;
         }
@@ -166,8 +167,8 @@ export const login2 = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
                             payload: {
                                 userId: user._id.toString()
                             },
-                            expiresIn: getJwtMfaLifetime(),
-                            secret: getJwtMfaSecret()
+                            expiresIn: await getJwtMfaLifetime(),
+                            secret: await getJwtMfaSecret()
                         });
 
                         const code = await TokenService.createToken({
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ export const login2 = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
                         httpOnly: true,
                         path: '/',
                         sameSite: 'strict',
-                        secure: getHttpsEnabled()
+                        secure: await getHttpsEnabled()
                     });
 
                     // case: user does not have MFA enablgged
diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index a250fc6bc..e63ec0e96 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ const main = async () => {
 
     app.use(requestIp.mw());
     app.use(session({
-        secret: getSessionSecret(),
+        secret: await getSessionSecret(),
         resave: false, // don't save session if unmodified
         saveUninitialized: false, // don't create session until something stored
     }));
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/v1/auth.ts b/backend/src/routes/v1/auth.ts
index 4ce4bb6f0..0999e9a2d 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/v1/auth.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/v1/auth.ts
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ passport.use(new GoogleStrategy({
       userId: user._id.toString(),
       email: user.email,
     },
-    expiresIn: getJwtProviderAuthLifetime(),
-    secret: getJwtProviderAuthSecret(),
+    expiresIn: await getJwtProviderAuthLifetime(),
+    secret: await getJwtProviderAuthSecret(),
   });
 
   req.providerAuthToken = providerAuthToken;