diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ef91c52..154be9d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         "@types/express": "^4.17.13",
         "axios": "^0.24.0",
         "concurrently": "^6.3.0",
-        "docker-secret": "^1.2.3",
+        "docker-secret": "idevjoe/docker-secret#1.2.4",
         "dotenv": "^10.0.0",
         "express": "^4.17.1",
         "jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.1",
@@ -1192,8 +1192,8 @@
     },
     "node_modules/docker-secret": {
       "version": "1.2.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/docker-secret/-/docker-secret-1.2.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-JFUGiZEiNO0Hi9YzZAdCc5MwUpgQOjz0OeZkkcEv+lH6ZBkXNK97w2gcBQCsg5WRsT+Cj9eKFhuYyDxT8j56+A==",
+      "resolved": "git+ssh://git@github.com/idevjoe/docker-secret.git#556bce1313193c1a599767e2651f50730b934f86",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 6"
       }
@@ -5335,9 +5335,8 @@
       }
     },
     "docker-secret": {
-      "version": "1.2.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/docker-secret/-/docker-secret-1.2.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-JFUGiZEiNO0Hi9YzZAdCc5MwUpgQOjz0OeZkkcEv+lH6ZBkXNK97w2gcBQCsg5WRsT+Cj9eKFhuYyDxT8j56+A=="
+      "version": "git+ssh://git@github.com/idevjoe/docker-secret.git#556bce1313193c1a599767e2651f50730b934f86",
+      "from": "docker-secret@idevjoe/docker-secret#1.2.4"
     },
     "dot-prop": {
       "version": "5.3.0",
@@ -7754,4 +7753,4 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-y11nGElTIV+CT3Zv9t7VKl+Q3hTQoT9a1Qzezhhl6Rp21gJ/IVTW7Z3y9EWXhuUBC2Shnf+DX0antecpAwSP8w=="
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 39a25d6..71a950b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "@types/express": "^4.17.13",
     "axios": "^0.24.0",
     "concurrently": "^6.3.0",
-    "docker-secret": "^1.2.3",
+    "docker-secret": "idevjoe/docker-secret#1.2.4",
     "dotenv": "^10.0.0",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.1",
diff --git a/utils/init/initDockerSecrets.js b/utils/init/initDockerSecrets.js
index 4a66320..dda3b2a 100644
--- a/utils/init/initDockerSecrets.js
+++ b/utils/init/initDockerSecrets.js
@@ -3,14 +3,18 @@ const Logger = require('../Logger');
 const logger = new Logger();
 
 const initDockerSecrets = () => {
-  const secrets = getSecrets();
+  try {
+    const secrets = getSecrets();
 
-  for (const property in secrets) {
-    const upperProperty = property.toUpperCase();
+    for (const property in secrets) {
+      const upperProperty = property.toUpperCase();
 
-    process.env[upperProperty] = secrets[property];
+      process.env[upperProperty] = secrets[property];
 
-    logger.log(`${upperProperty} was overwritten with docker secret value`);
+      logger.log(`${upperProperty} was overwritten with docker secret value`);
+    }
+  } catch(e) {
+    logger.log('Failed to initialize docker secrets. Error: ' + e, 'ERROR');
   }
 };