diff --git a/docker/src/lemur.conf.py b/docker/src/lemur.conf.py
index 89448b29..69f9d985 100644
--- a/docker/src/lemur.conf.py
+++ b/docker/src/lemur.conf.py
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ debug = os.environ.get("DEBUG") == "True"
 
 
 def get_random_secret(length):
-    secret_key = ''.join(random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase) for x in range(length/4))
-    secret_key = secret_key + ''.join(random.choice("~!@#$%^&*()_+") for x in range(length/4))
-    secret_key = secret_key + ''.join(random.choice(string.ascii_lowercase) for x in range(length/4))
-    return secret_key + ''.join(random.choice(string.digits) for x in range(length/4))
+    secret_key = ''.join(random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase) for x in range(round(length/4)))
+    secret_key = secret_key + ''.join(random.choice("~!@#$%^&*()_+") for x in range(round(length/4)))
+    secret_key = secret_key + ''.join(random.choice(string.ascii_lowercase) for x in range(round(length/4)))
+    return secret_key + ''.join(random.choice(string.digits) for x in range(round(length/4)))
 
 
 SECRET_KEY = repr(os.environ.get('SECRET_KEY', get_random_secret(32).encode('utf8')))
diff --git a/lemur/tests/conf.py b/lemur/tests/conf.py
index 62df5a68..f984aeba 100644
--- a/lemur/tests/conf.py
+++ b/lemur/tests/conf.py
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ _basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
 # generate random secrets for unittest
 def get_random_secret(length):
-    secret_key = ''.join(random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase) for x in range(length/4))
-    secret_key = secret_key + ''.join(random.choice("~!@#$%^&*()_+") for x in range(length/4))
-    secret_key = secret_key + ''.join(random.choice(string.ascii_lowercase) for x in range(length/4))
-    return secret_key + ''.join(random.choice(string.digits) for x in range(length/4))
+    secret_key = ''.join(random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase) for x in range(round(length/4)))
+    secret_key = secret_key + ''.join(random.choice("~!@#$%^&*()_+") for x in range(round(length/4)))
+    secret_key = secret_key + ''.join(random.choice(string.ascii_lowercase) for x in range(round(length/4)))
+    return secret_key + ''.join(random.choice(string.digits) for x in range(round(length/4)))
 
 
 THREADS_PER_PAGE = 8