diff --git a/examples/compose/lite/authelia/configuration.yml b/examples/compose/lite/authelia/configuration.yml
index a1b6ced1f..39db78500 100644
--- a/examples/compose/lite/authelia/configuration.yml
+++ b/examples/compose/lite/authelia/configuration.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ regulation:
   ban_time: 300
 
 storage:
+  encryption_key: you_must_generate_a_random_string_of_more_than_twenty_chars_and_configure_this
   local:
     path: /config/db.sqlite3
 
diff --git a/examples/compose/local/authelia/configuration.yml b/examples/compose/local/authelia/configuration.yml
index 32925f908..84b8039c3 100644
--- a/examples/compose/local/authelia/configuration.yml
+++ b/examples/compose/local/authelia/configuration.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ regulation:
   ban_time: 300
 
 storage:
+  encryption_key: you_must_generate_a_random_string_of_more_than_twenty_chars_and_configure_this
   local:
     path: /config/db.sqlite3