diff --git a/src/addons.js b/src/addons.js
index d6e54e4e8..ed7687974 100644
--- a/src/addons.js
+++ b/src/addons.js
@@ -777,6 +777,9 @@ function setupTurn(app, options, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof options, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
 
+    var turnSecret = safe.fs.readFileSync(paths.ADDON_TURN_SECRET_FILE, 'utf8');
+    if (!turnSecret) console.error('No turn secret set. Will leave emtpy, but this is a problem!');
+
     const env = [
         { name: 'CLOUDRON_STUN_SERVER', value: settings.adminFqdn() },
         { name: 'CLOUDRON_STUN_PORT', value: '3478' },
@@ -784,7 +787,7 @@ function setupTurn(app, options, callback) {
         { name: 'CLOUDRON_TURN_SERVER', value: settings.adminFqdn() },
         { name: 'CLOUDRON_TURN_PORT', value: '3478' },
         { name: 'CLOUDRON_TURN_TLS_PORT', value: '5349' },
-        { name: 'CLOUDRON_TURN_SECRET', value: 'unused' }
+        { name: 'CLOUDRON_TURN_SECRET', value: turnSecret }
     ];
 
     debugApp(app, 'Setting up TURN');