diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 3713746..bae184b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -33,9 +33,8 @@ services:
       MYSQL_USER: ${DB_USERNAME:-investbrain}
       MYSQL_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD:-investbrain}
       MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD:-investbrain}
-    command: --cte-max-recursion-depth=1000
+    command: bash -c "echo -e '[mysqld]\ncte_max_recursion_depth = 25000' > /etc/mysql/conf.d/my.cnf && docker-entrypoint.sh mysqld"
     volumes:
-      # - ./docker/mysql.conf:/etc/mysql/conf.d/my.cnf
       - investbrain-mysql:/var/lib/mysql
     networks:
       - investbrain-network
diff --git a/docker/entrypoint.sh b/docker/entrypoint.sh
index 2b54876..78d9d10 100644
--- a/docker/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/entrypoint.sh
@@ -18,9 +18,19 @@ run_as_www_user() {
 }
 
 if ( ! grep -q "^APP_KEY=" ".env" || grep -q "^APP_KEY=$" ".env"); then
-    echo " > Ah, APP_KEY is missing in .env file. Generating a new key!"
-    
-    run_as_www_user "key:generate --force"
+    echo " > The required APP_KEY configuration is missing in your .env file. Copy and paste this key into your .env file. Then restart the container!"
+
+    draw_box() {
+      local text="$1"
+      local length=${#text}
+      local border=$(printf '%*s' "$((length + 4))" | tr ' ' '*')
+
+      echo "*$border*"
+      echo "* $text *"
+      echo "*$border*"
+    }
+
+    draw_box "base64:$(openssl rand -base64 32)"
 fi
 
 if [ ! -L "public/storage" ]; then