diff --git a/cms/management/commands/encode_file.py b/cms/management/commands/encode_file.py
index 0ecba64..9c83f62 100644
--- a/cms/management/commands/encode_file.py
+++ b/cms/management/commands/encode_file.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         environments = {}
         with open(BASE_DIR / '.env') as env_file:
             for line in env_file:
-                env_key, env_value = line.split('=')
+                env_key, env_value = line.strip().split('=')
                 environments[env_key] = env_value
 
         signer = signing.Signer(salt=SALT)
diff --git a/cms/promoters.py b/cms/promoters.py
index 46e1ab9..1d0d7df 100644
--- a/cms/promoters.py
+++ b/cms/promoters.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import abc
-import os
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
 
 import requests
 
 from cms.models import Article
+from crossposting_backend.settings import promoter_secrets
 
 
 class PromoteError(Exception):
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ class Promoter(abc.ABC):
 
 class TelegramPromoter(Promoter):
     def promote(self):
-        from crossposting_backend.settings import BOT_TOKEN, CHANNEL_ID
-
         long_text = f'{self.article.body}\n{self.article.link}'
-        querystring = (('chat_id', CHANNEL_ID), ('text', long_text))
+        channel_id = promoter_secrets['TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID']
+        bot_token = promoter_secrets['TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN']
+        querystring = (('chat_id', channel_id), ('text', long_text))
         encoded_querystring = urlencode(querystring)
 
-        send_message_url = f'https://api.telegram.org/bot{BOT_TOKEN}/sendMessage?{encoded_querystring}'
+        send_message_url = f'https://api.telegram.org/bot{bot_token}/sendMessage?{encoded_querystring}'
 
         response = requests.get(send_message_url)
         result = response.json()
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ class TelegramPromoter(Promoter):
 
 class VkontaktePromoter(Promoter):
     def promote(self):
-        vk_login = os.getenv('VK_LOGIN')
-        vk_password = os.getenv('VK_PASSWORD')
-        vk_owner_id = os.getenv('VK_OWNER_ID')
+        vk_login = promoter_secrets['VK_LOGIN']
+        vk_password = promoter_secrets['VK_PASSWORD']
+        vk_owner_id = promoter_secrets['VK_OWNER_ID']
 
         import vk_api
         session = vk_api.VkApi(login=vk_login,
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ class OdnoklassnikiPromoter(Promoter):
         from json import JSONEncoder
         import ok_api
 
-        ok_access_token = os.getenv('OK_ACCESS_TOKEN')
-        ok_application_key = os.getenv('OK_APPLICATION_KEY')
-        ok_application_secret_key = os.getenv('OK_APPLICATION_SECRET_KEY')
+        ok_access_token = promoter_secrets['OK_ACCESS_TOKEN']
+        ok_application_key = promoter_secrets['OK_APPLICATION_KEY']
+        ok_application_secret_key = promoter_secrets['OK_APPLICATION_SECRET_KEY']
 
         session = ok_api.OkApi(access_token=ok_access_token,
                                application_key=ok_application_key,
diff --git a/crossposting_backend/settings.py b/crossposting_backend/settings.py
index b931c5c..1ae0c33 100644
--- a/crossposting_backend/settings.py
+++ b/crossposting_backend/settings.py
@@ -18,11 +18,27 @@ from django.core import signing
 
 from .private.settings import *
 
+
+def decode_env(env_key: str) -> str:
+    signer = signing.Signer(salt=SALT)
+    signed_telegram_chat_id_dict = getenv(env_key)
+    return signer.unsign_object(signed_telegram_chat_id_dict)[env_key]
+
+
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 env_file = path.join(BASE_DIR, '.env')
 
 dotenv.read_dotenv(env_file)
 
+promoter_env_keys = (
+    'TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN', 'TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID', 'JOOMLA_TOKEN',
+    'VK_LOGIN', 'VK_PASSWORD', 'VK_OWNER_ID', 'OK_ACCESS_TOKEN', 'OK_APPLICATION_KEY',
+    'OK_APPLICATION_SECRET_KEY',
+)
+promoter_secrets = {}
+for promoter_env_key in promoter_env_keys:
+    promoter_secrets[promoter_env_key] = decode_env(promoter_env_key)
+
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 
 # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production