diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 692bbc7..6f3dedf 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ first_time_setup() {
 update_config() {
     echo "==> Ensure and updating configs"
 
+    # version 5 needs this now
+    if [[ `yq eval '.secrets | has("peertube")' /app/data/production.yaml` != "true" ]]; then
+        yq eval ".secrets.peertube = \"`openssl rand -hex 32`\"" -i /app/data/production.yaml
+    fi
+
     yq eval ".webserver.hostname = \"${CLOUDRON_APP_DOMAIN}\"" -i /app/data/production.yaml
 
     # database