diff --git a/k8s-templates/secret.yaml b/k8s-templates/secret.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a3b418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k8s-templates/secret.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: django-secret
+  namespace: labhelper
+type: Opaque
+stringData:
+  secret-key: "CHANGE_ME_TO_RANDOM_STRING"
diff --git a/scripts/deploy_secret.sh b/scripts/deploy_secret.sh
index b839081..43f2670 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy_secret.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy_secret.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 NAMESPACE="labhelper"
 SECRET_NAME="django-secret"
-SECRET_FILE="argocd/secret.yaml"
+SECRET_FILE="k8s-templates/secret.yaml"
 
 # Check if secret file exists
 if [ ! -f "$SECRET_FILE" ]; then