diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 39b5b62..009ac70 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 ENV=prod
-WAKAPI_DB_TYPE=mysql        # mysql, postgres, sqlite3
-WAKAPI_DB_NAME=wakapi_db    # file path for sqlite, e.g. /tmp/wakapi.db
+WAKAPI_DB_TYPE=mysql                    # mysql, postgres, sqlite3
+WAKAPI_DB_NAME=wakapi_db                # file path for sqlite, e.g. /tmp/wakapi.db
 WAKAPI_DB_USER=myuser
 WAKAPI_DB_PASSWORD=shhh
 WAKAPI_DB_HOST=localhost
 WAKAPI_DB_PORT=3306
+WAKAPI_DEFAULT_USER_NAME=admin
+WAKAPI_DEFAULT_USER_PASSWORD=admin      # CHANGE!
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index bb7a3e9..3dc6ba0 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ func readConfig() *models.Config {
 	dbHost := utils.LookupFatal("WAKAPI_DB_HOST")
 	dbName := utils.LookupFatal("WAKAPI_DB_NAME")
 	dbPortStr := utils.LookupFatal("WAKAPI_DB_PORT")
+	defaultUserName := utils.LookupFatal("WAKAPI_DEFAULT_USER_NAME")
+	defaultUserPassword := utils.LookupFatal("WAKAPI_DEFAULT_USER_PASSWORD")
 	dbPort, err := strconv.Atoi(dbPortStr)
 
 	cfg, err := ini.Load("config.ini")
@@ -96,19 +98,21 @@ func readConfig() *models.Config {
 	}
 
 	return &models.Config{
-		Env:             env,
-		Port:            port,
-		Addr:            addr,
-		DbHost:          dbHost,
-		DbPort:          uint(dbPort),
-		DbUser:          dbUser,
-		DbPassword:      dbPassword,
-		DbName:          dbName,
-		DbDialect:       dbType,
-		DbMaxConn:       dbMaxConn,
-		CleanUp:         cleanUp,
-		CustomLanguages: customLangs,
-		LanguageColors:  colors,
+		Env:                 env,
+		Port:                port,
+		Addr:                addr,
+		DbHost:              dbHost,
+		DbPort:              uint(dbPort),
+		DbUser:              dbUser,
+		DbPassword:          dbPassword,
+		DbName:              dbName,
+		DbDialect:           dbType,
+		DbMaxConn:           dbMaxConn,
+		CleanUp:             cleanUp,
+		DefaultUserName:     defaultUserName,
+		DefaultUserPassword: defaultUserPassword,
+		CustomLanguages:     customLangs,
+		LanguageColors:      colors,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -263,16 +267,16 @@ func migrateLanguages(db *gorm.DB, cfg *models.Config) {
 }
 
 func addDefaultUser(db *gorm.DB, cfg *models.Config) {
-	pw := md5.Sum([]byte(models.DefaultPassword))
+	pw := md5.Sum([]byte(cfg.DefaultUserPassword))
 	pwString := hex.EncodeToString(pw[:])
 	apiKey := uuid.NewV4().String()
-	u := &models.User{ID: models.DefaultUser, Password: pwString, ApiKey: apiKey}
+	u := &models.User{ID: cfg.DefaultUserName, Password: pwString, ApiKey: apiKey}
 	result := db.FirstOrCreate(u, &models.User{ID: u.ID})
 	if result.Error != nil {
 		log.Println("Unable to create default user.")
 		log.Fatal(result.Error)
 	}
 	if result.RowsAffected > 0 {
-		log.Printf("Created default user '%s' with password '%s' and API key '%s'.\n", u.ID, models.DefaultPassword, u.ApiKey)
+		log.Printf("Created default user '%s' with password '%s' and API key '%s'.\n", u.ID, cfg.DefaultUserPassword, u.ApiKey)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/models/config.go b/models/config.go
index 8cc21a7..0e07e15 100644
--- a/models/config.go
+++ b/models/config.go
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
 package models
 
 type Config struct {
-	Env             string
-	Port            int
-	Addr            string
-	DbHost          string
-	DbPort          uint
-	DbUser          string
-	DbPassword      string
-	DbName          string
-	DbDialect       string
-	DbMaxConn       uint
-	CleanUp         bool
-	CustomLanguages map[string]string
-	LanguageColors  map[string]string
+	Env                 string
+	Port                int
+	Addr                string
+	DbHost              string
+	DbPort              uint
+	DbUser              string
+	DbPassword          string
+	DbName              string
+	DbDialect           string
+	DbMaxConn           uint
+	CleanUp             bool
+	DefaultUserName     string
+	DefaultUserPassword string
+	CustomLanguages     map[string]string
+	LanguageColors      map[string]string
 }
 
 func (c *Config) IsDev() bool {
diff --git a/models/user.go b/models/user.go
index 98fa99b..7cb5cdc 100644
--- a/models/user.go
+++ b/models/user.go
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 package models
 
-const (
-	DefaultUser     string = "admin"
-	DefaultPassword string = "admin"
-)
-
 type User struct {
 	ID       string `json:"id" gorm:"primary_key"`
 	ApiKey   string `json:"api_key" gorm:"unique"`
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index cb174d5..d2d61a7 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.2.1
\ No newline at end of file
+1.2.2
\ No newline at end of file