diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index fc27ba048e29..4fa45a2e5dc8 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ APP_ENV=production
 APP_DEBUG=false
 APP_URL=http://ninja.dev
 APP_KEY=SomeRandomString
+APP_CIPHER=AES-256-CBC
 
 DB_TYPE=mysql
 DB_STRICT=false
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AppController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AppController.php
index 55f94e2d4013..4da5b39ca6c8 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AppController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AppController.php
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ class AppController extends BaseController
         $_ENV['APP_DEBUG'] = $app['debug'];
         $_ENV['APP_URL'] = $app['url'];
         $_ENV['APP_KEY'] = $app['key'];
+        $_ENV['APP_CIPHER'] = 'AES-256-CBC';
         $_ENV['DB_TYPE'] = $dbType;
         $_ENV['DB_HOST'] = $database['type']['host'];
         $_ENV['DB_DATABASE'] = $database['type']['database'];