diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse/Types/Settings/ServerSettings.cs b/ProjectLighthouse/Types/Settings/ServerSettings.cs
index 96e63599..59bb9a14 100644
--- a/ProjectLighthouse/Types/Settings/ServerSettings.cs
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse/Types/Settings/ServerSettings.cs
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ public class ServerSettings
     public string DbConnectionString { get; set; } = "server=127.0.0.1;uid=root;pwd=lighthouse;database=lighthouse";
 
     public string ExternalUrl { get; set; } = "http://localhost:10060";
-    public string ServerDigestKey { get; set; }
-    public string AlternateDigestKey { get; set; }
+    public string ServerDigestKey { get; set; } = "";
+    public string AlternateDigestKey { get; set; } = "";
     public bool UseExternalAuth { get; set; }
 
     public bool CheckForUnsafeFiles { get; set; } = true;