diff --git a/coldbrew/settings.py b/coldbrew/settings.py
index fd7b7c1..bbc27d3 100644
--- a/coldbrew/settings.py
+++ b/coldbrew/settings.py
@@ -23,15 +23,18 @@ BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 ASK = AutoSecretKey("settings.ini")
 SECRET_KEY = ASK.secret_key
 CONFIG = ASK.config
-DEBUG = CONFIG.getboolean("ColdBrew", "Debug", fallback=False)
 
-if not (FIELD_ENCRYPTION_KEY := CONFIG.get("ColdBrew", "EncryptionKey")):
-    FIELD_ENCRYPTION_KEY = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(os.urandom(32))
+if "ColdBrew" not in CONFIG:
+    CONFIG["ColdBrew"] = {}
+
+if not (FIELD_ENCRYPTION_KEY := CONFIG.get("ColdBrew", "EncryptionKey", fallback=None)):
+    FIELD_ENCRYPTION_KEY = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(os.urandom(32)).decode()
     CONFIG["ColdBrew"]["EncryptionKey"] = FIELD_ENCRYPTION_KEY
     ASK.write()
 
-ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = CONFIG.get("ColdBrew", "AllowedHosts", fallback="*").split(",")
 
+DEBUG = CONFIG.getboolean("ColdBrew", "Debug", fallback=False) if ALLOWED_HOSTS else True
 
 # Application definition