diff --git a/src/libs/routes/user.js b/src/libs/routes/user.js
index 4239c62bfe461452d915dfceaa7d83e21651389d..05724ab8fe89cefdbac75a4997bf2e13cfc3d887 100644
--- a/src/libs/routes/user.js
+++ b/src/libs/routes/user.js
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ userApp.post('/authenticate', (req, res, next) => {
         else {
             user.comparePassword(req.body.password, (err, isMatch) => {
                 if (isMatch && !err) {
-                    var secret = config.get('mongodb:secret');
+                    var secret = config.mongodb.secret;
 
                     // if user is found and password is right create a token
                     var token = jwt.encode(user, secret);