diff --git a/run.py b/run.py
index 2bc594c736cf22caaa73dbb0598f999f477479a1..6f6065aac69192a06fb60b55aaf6acdc285d79a2 100644
--- a/run.py
+++ b/run.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import os
 import time
 import signal
 import tasks
+import vars
 
 from flask import session
 from flask_socketio import SocketIO, join_room
@@ -15,8 +16,8 @@ monkey.patch_all(subprocess=True)
 
 config_name = os.getenv('FLASK_CONFIG')
 app = create_app(config_name)
-app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = 'vnkdjnfjknfl1232#'
-socketio = SocketIO(app, message_queue='amqp://reggie:reggie@ohpc:5672/socketio')
+app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = vars.key
+socketio = SocketIO(app, message_queue= vars.message_queue)
 
 @socketio.on('connect')
 def socket_connect():
diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
index f596d1d231d5e1dd9ccda5d8614708a1190adf04..e380c9cfdbffe7ca02d9dc36252b83845b6480c8 100644
--- a/tasks.py
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ from celery import Celery
 import time
 from flask_socketio import SocketIO
 import subprocess
+import vars
 
 from gevent import monkey
 monkey.patch_all(subprocess=True)
 
-broker_url = 'amqp://reggie:reggie@ohpc:5672/'
+broker_url = vars.broker_url
 celery = Celery('flask_user_reg', broker=broker_url)
 
-socketio = SocketIO(message_queue='amqp://reggie:reggie@ohpc:5672/socketio')
+socketio = SocketIO(message_queue=vars.message_queue)
 
 def send_msg(event, room):
    print("Post '{}' to room '{}'".format(event,room))
diff --git a/vars.py b/vars.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9fd2cba6e37c516fe86f97b88c9b6a05ee754fbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Key = 'vnkdjnfjknfl1232'
+broker_url =  'amqp://reggie:reggie@ohpc:5672/'
+message_queue =  broker_url + 'socketio'