diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index a78dbc0..782a279 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ config :alchemy_pub, :copyright,
   license: "CC BY 4.0"
 
 config :alchemy_pub,
-  admin_id: System.get_env("ADMIN_ID")
+  admin_secret: System.get_env("ADMIN_SECRET")
 
 config :alchemy_pub,
   ecto_repos: [AlchemyPub.Repo]
diff --git a/lib/alchemy_pub/plug_session.ex b/lib/alchemy_pub/plug_session.ex
index e80863c..07a0c77 100644
--- a/lib/alchemy_pub/plug_session.ex
+++ b/lib/alchemy_pub/plug_session.ex
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ defmodule AlchemyPub.Plugs.Session do
 
   def call(conn, _opts) do
     session_id = get_session(conn, :session_id) || generate_session_id()
-    admin_id = Map.get(conn.req_cookies, "admin_id", nil)
+    admin_secret = Map.get(conn.req_cookies, "admin_secret", nil)
 
     referrer =
       get_session(conn, :referrer) ||
         List.keyfind(conn.req_headers, "referer", 0, {nil, ""}) |> elem(1)
 
     conn
-    |> put_session(:admin_id, admin_id)
+    |> put_session(:admin_secret, admin_secret)
     |> put_session(:session_id, session_id)
     |> put_session(:referrer, referrer)
   end
diff --git a/lib/alchemy_pub_web/page_live.ex b/lib/alchemy_pub_web/page_live.ex
index e3f8ff4..6e1b60f 100644
--- a/lib/alchemy_pub_web/page_live.ex
+++ b/lib/alchemy_pub_web/page_live.ex
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ defmodule AlchemyPubWeb.PageLive do
 
   @impl true
   def mount(_params, %{"session_id" => session_id, "referrer" => referrer} = session, socket) do
-    admin_id = Application.get_env(:alchemy_pub, :admin_id)
-    admin = admin_id && session["admin_id"] == admin_id
+    admin_secret = Application.get_env(:alchemy_pub, :admin_secret)
+    admin = admin_secret && session["admin_secret"] == admin_secret
 
     if connected?(socket) do
       PubSub.subscribe(AlchemyPub.PubSub, "page_update")
diff --git a/lib/alchemy_pub_web/router.ex b/lib/alchemy_pub_web/router.ex
index 47eddb1..dc81e89 100644
--- a/lib/alchemy_pub_web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/alchemy_pub_web/router.ex
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ defmodule AlchemyPubWeb.Router do
   end
 
   def set_admin_cookie(conn, _opts) do
-    admin_id = Application.get_env(:alchemy_pub, :admin_id)
-    Plug.Conn.put_resp_cookie(conn, "admin_id", admin_id, http_only: true)
+    admin_secret = Application.get_env(:alchemy_pub, :admin_secret)
+    Plug.Conn.put_resp_cookie(conn, "admin_secret", admin_secret, http_only: true)
   end
 
   @auth_pipeline (case(Mix.env()) do