diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1521c9ce..03369342 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ lint: lint-python lint-js
 
 lint-python:
 	@echo "--> Linting Python files"
-	PYFLAKES_NODOCTEST=1 flake8 lemur tests
+	PYFLAKES_NODOCTEST=1 flake8 lemur
 	@echo ""
 
 lint-js:
diff --git a/lemur/manage.py b/lemur/manage.py
index 8aa9be60..e8a623c4 100755
--- a/lemur/manage.py
+++ b/lemur/manage.py
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ THREADS_PER_PAGE = 8
 CORS = False
 debug = False
 
+# modify this if you are not using a local database
+SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'postgresql://lemur:lemur@localhost:5432/lemur'
+
+# this is the secret key used by flask session management
+SECRET_KEY = '{flask_secret_key}'
+
 # You should consider storing these separately from your config
 LEMUR_SECRET_TOKEN = '{secret_token}'
 LEMUR_ENCRYPTION_KEY = '{encryption_key}'
@@ -178,7 +184,8 @@ def generate_settings():
     """
     output = CONFIG_TEMPLATE.format(
         encryption_key=base64.b64encode(os.urandom(KEY_LENGTH)),
-        secret_token=base64.b64encode(os.urandom(KEY_LENGTH))
+        secret_token=base64.b64encode(os.urandom(KEY_LENGTH)),
+        flask_secret_key=base64.b64encode(os.urandom(KEY_LENGTH)),
     )
 
     return output